Initial tests proved promising as a vintage Gatling gun, now powered by an electric motor in place of the usual hand crank, was able to achieve rates of fire in excess of 4,000 rounds per minute.

From the early days of the hand cranked Gatling Gun to the modern chain gun, technology, industrialization and innovation automatic weapons have evolved. Hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten ...

When, in 1861, Dr Richard Gatling patented the Gatling gun – one of the first reliable hand-cranked machine-guns – his humanitarian vision was based on a desire to end wars. He believed that ...