Keywords: Gatling battery gun (carried) - Scientific American - 1872.png en The front page of the Scientific American on March 2 1872 had a story of a new model of the Gatling gun produced by Colt's Armory It was called the battery gun and featured a Broadwell drum with 400 cartridges Here it is shown being carried by two soldiers The lowest caliber version had a weight of 125 pounds Scientific American March 2 1872 Woodcut by Richard Ten Eyck signature lower left 1872 PD-old-70-1923 Gatling guns 1872 Scientific American 1872 1872-03-02 |