What Does Gatling Mean?

The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon.

What does the name Gatling mean?

Origin of Gatling. Gatling Means. Thanks! Other Dictionary Sources. United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)

Who invented the Gatling gun and when?

Gatling gun, hand-driven machine gun, the first to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. It was invented about 1862 by Richard Jordan Gatling during the American Civil War.