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Mayall Revolving Cannon (1860s)
Would you believe … imagine a cannon that was like a giant six chambered revolving pistol and you have the Mayall Revolving Cannon. This one caught my eye on an online art site – several … more →
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Mayall Revolving Cannon (1860s)
secondmdus wrote 3 months ago: Would you believe … imagine a cannon that was like a giant six chambered revolving pistol and … more →
What Didn't "Centrifugal Guns" Work?
secondmdus wrote 9 months ago: Centrifugal Guns are class of weapons that flowered in 19th Century America. The idea was that by u … more →
Rude's Steam Gun (1861)
secondmdus wrote 10 months ago: Readers of the August 10, 1861 Portland (Maine) Daily Advertiser learned of yet another steam gun … more →
Civil War Tank (1860s)
secondmdus wrote 11 months ago: “ALMOST EVERY WAR IN AMERICAN HISTORY HAS inspired valuable innovations in military technology … more →
Athens Double Barrelled Canon (Civil War)
secondmdus wrote 11 months ago: Permanently stationed in downtown Athens, Georgia, is an interesting Civil War relic – a canon … more →
Ager and Williams Guns (Civil War)
secondmdus wrote 11 months ago: Check out the following page for some great historical information on various approaches to rapid fi … more →
Load the Hopper and Turn the Crank (Article)
secondmdus wrote 11 months ago: Check out the following link for an article for America’s Civil War Magazine detailing rapid-f … more →
The McCarty Centrifugal Gun
secondmdus wrote 11 months ago: A side view, top down view, and image of the propelling arm of the McCarty gun. August 1828 found … more →
The Winans Steam Gun (1861) 0n Mythbusters in 2007
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: By John Lamb The “Winans” Steam gun aka the Baltimore Steam Battery, the Baltimore Steam … more →
Dr. Draper Stone’s Steam Gun (1861)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: On May 25, 1861, while the “Winans” Steam Gun was drawing considerable press attention, … more →
The Steam Air Cannon (1861)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: The Baton Rouge Advocate of December 12, 1861 contained a description of a most interesting device c … more →
The Land Moniter (1862)
secondmdus wrote 1 year ago: September 1862 found the Daily Times of Leavenworth, Kansas, reporting on the construction, in St. … more →
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