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http://picasaweb.google.com/posterazzi/SpaghettiWesterns/photo#5185388502467541154 singles & sets of 8 God Bless those lazy, crazy, hazy Mexicans. btw: A Gatling gun is a gun with multiple firing pins and breeches connected to multiple rotating barrels. Each barrel fires a single shot as it reaches a certain point in the cycle after which it ejects the spent cartridge, loads a new round, and in the process, somewhat cools down. This configuration allows higher rates of fire without the problem of an overheating single barrel, though accuracy suffers. The gun was designed by the American inventor Dr. Richard J. Gatling in 1861 and patented in 1862. The Gatling gun may have been the first "machine gun" because, while it did not automatically reload under its own power, it was capable of firing continuously. The first Gatling gun relied on a hand crank for external power. Some time later, Gatling-type weapons diverted a fraction of gas from the chamber to spin the rotating barrels. Later still, electric motors supplied external power. The original Gatling gun was a black powder field weapon, which used multiple rotating barrels turned by a hand crank, and firing loose (no links or belt) metal cartridge ammunition using a gravity feed system from a hopper. It was first used by the Union Army during the American Civil War. Unlike earlier weapons such as the mitrailleuse which had limited capacity and long reloading times, the Gatling gun was more reliable, easy to load, and had a high firing rate. Gatling guns were used by the US side during the Spanish-American War, most notably during the battle of San Juan Hill.[1] God Bless Wiki, too. --- On Tue, 7/1/08, channinglylethomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: channinglylethomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MOPO] Speaking of Guns To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 9:00 PM I saw an Italian Western from the sixties with Telly Savalas in which there was an extensive use of a "gatling gun" during the Civil War out West. The film was called, A REASON TO LIVE, A REASON TO DIE. Does anyone know if there would have been gatling guns out West at that time during the Civil War? THANKS, CHANNING Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
