Gardner gun firing action - GIF

[Altair]

Gardner two-barrel gun firing action. Invented in 1874 by William Gardner of Toledo, Ohio, the mechanical machine gun came in one, two, and five-barrel variants.




Previously:

M61 Vulcan cannon feed system - GIF
Northrop Grumman M230LF chain gun - GIF
Gatling gun made from SKSs - GIF and video

[IAMSatisfied]

Wow... a magazine that never runs out of ammo. Beautiful action.

[IntheGroove]

That had to have been expensive to fire in 1874...

[sossol]

Wow... a magazine that never runs out of ammo. Beautiful action.

It's no wonder that he'd patented it.

Neil

[baja]

Apparently a fairly popular gun in its day. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...820#post156820

[desbromilow]

Wow... a magazine that never runs out of ammo. Beautiful action.

surely this isn't news to you - hollywood has had these magic magazines for years.