Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 261
s shown thatno secret of the least value can long be preserved within the walls of anarsenal, although the French certainly apparently succeeded in surround-ing their invention with mystery for a while. The machine gun, orbattery, invented by Mr. Catling, an American, is said by Englishartillerists… … Fig. \o^b.— TJie Catling Gun.—Rear View. advisability or otherwise of introducing this arm into the British service.They recommended for certain purposes the Catling battery gun. In the Catling the barrels, ten in number, are distinct and separate, beingscrewed into a solid revolving piece towards…
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