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    Gardner gun firing action - GIF

    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.




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

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    Quote Originally Posted by IAMSatisfied View Post
    Wow... a magazine that never runs out of ammo. Beautiful action.
    It's no wonder that he'd patented it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IAMSatisfied View Post
    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.



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

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

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