bruce d Posted December 3, 2019 #1 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Found this in an 1861 Scientific American: Yes, it is a cannon revolver. The patent was granted in 1860 and it was intended for fixed batteries or shipboard use. As far as I know it wasn't put into production, but I don't know. Please tell me it was never mounted on a ship. Bruce Edited December 3, 2019 by bruce d GrandpaPhil, hexnut, mtaylor and 4 others 7 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
GrandpaPhil Posted December 4, 2019 #2 Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) That is awesome! It’s ridiculous, but awesome! Edited December 4, 2019 by GrandpaPhil Canute, RichardG and mtaylor 3 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Blue Pilot Posted December 4, 2019 #3 Posted December 4, 2019 That would be cool! Canute and mtaylor 2 Mark Current Builds: 18th Century Merchantman 1/2 Hull Smuggler Pride of Baltimore II Gallery: Yankee Hero Armed Virginia Sloop Future Builds: Rattlesnake, Fair American
mtaylor Posted December 4, 2019 #4 Posted December 4, 2019 It appears that this became an inspiration for the Gatling gun though no Mayall guns were built. Seems to be a lot of places offering a print of this for a decoration or maybe a laugh. Canute and GrandpaPhil 2 Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
wefalck Posted December 5, 2019 #5 Posted December 5, 2019 It would have suffered from the same flaw as all revolvers, namely the poor sealing between the barrel and the revolving chambers for the charges/shot. The Gatling- and Hotchkiss-systems push the cartridge into a seat forming part of the barrel, so that the expanding cartridge seals against loss of pressure. Canute, mtaylor, bruce d and 2 others 5 wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
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