Gardner gun firing action - GIF

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Apr 14, 2020, 03:42 PM
Altair

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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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...436#post150979
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...374#post150738
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...515#post132162
Apr 15, 2020, 07:53 PM
IAMSatisfied

Wow... a magazine that never runs out of ammo. Beautiful action.
Apr 15, 2020, 08:07 PM
IntheGroove

That had to have been expensive to fire in 1874...
Apr 15, 2020, 09:15 PM
sossol

Quote:

Originally Posted by IAMSatisfied

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

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

Neil
Apr 16, 2020, 07:59 AM
baja

Apparently a fairly popular gun in its day. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...820#post156820
Apr 18, 2020, 06:26 PM
desbromilow

Quote:

Originally Posted by IAMSatisfied

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.