Colt's Manufacturing · Machine-Gun · Discontinued · 1862
| Weight (empty) | 78020 g (2752.1 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1346 mm (52.99") |
| Barrel Length | 1067 mm (42.01") |
| Magazine Capacity | 400 rounds |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Muzzle Velocity | 290 m/s (951 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 1362 J (1005 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 900 m (984 yd) |
| Frame Material | Brass |
Primary Caliber: .58 Rimfire
The Gatling Gun Model 1862 is the iconic hand-cranked, multi-barrel rapid-fire weapon patented by Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling in November 1862 and the progenitor of the modern machine gun. Operation is mechanical rather than self-loading: an operator turns a side-mounted hand crank that rotates a cluster of six rifled barrels around a central axis, while cam-driven bolts sequentially chamber, fire, extract, and eject cartridges from each barrel as it passes the top of rotation. Each barrel has it...
Country of Origin: United States
Designer: Richard Jordan Gatling