Richard Jordan Gatling was born in January 1818 in Winton North Carolina, and died at the age of 85 in 1903. Gatling's career as an inventor began when he assisted his father in the construction of machines for sowing cottonseeds, and also for thinning cotton plants. He spent a lot of time in the fields with his father who helped him build some of his inventions. Richard Jordan Gatling was a medical doctor with numerous patents for his farm equipment inventions. To his credit he came up with the
types of weaponry that was used during this time. Artillery generally falls into three basic categories; guns, howitzers and mortars. The main difference between them being the trajectory of the round fire. A gun has a high muzzle velocity and a very flat trajectory. Normally a gun is used in a direct fire mode where the target can be seen and penetration is desirable. Good targets for a gun would be things like brick or earth forts, ships, buildings, and targets in tree lines. Howitzers have a somewhat
to and during the American Civil War there were a number of advancements in firearms technology. This paper will focus on a few of those advancements, namely the inventions of the Minié ball, the Spencer and Henry repeating rifles, and of the Gatling gun. Prior to the invention of the Minié ball it was necessary for the bullet to be the same diameter as the barrel in order for it to engage the rifling. This made it difficult and time consuming to load because the bullet would have to be rammed
The Civil War had many firsts: it was the first war in which machine guns were fired, enemies could aim their rifles with telescopic sites, they laid land lines, and they even spied on their enemies in hot air balloons. Improvements in the weapons changed the strategies of the sides and the number of casualties went way up. The newest rifles had spinning bullets which could make them go farther, could be aimed more accurately, and were even more deadly. And rifles that used minie` balls were even
When we hear the word “war”, we do not typically imagine soldiers fighting their enemies with spears, swords, or crossbows. Generally, we think of soldiers fighting with modern guns, cannons, and other different types of firearms. However, back in the ancient times, most soldiers only fought with various types of spears, swords, and axes. Back in these ancient times, no one had any idea about fire arms. In fact, firearms were not even invented until the 14th century in China, after their discovery
battlefield as has the machine gun. It's design and and association with mass death makes it a great and powerful weapon. Two men, Hiram Maxim and Richard Gatling, made huge impacts in the development of the Machine Gun and bringing it to use in the military. These two brilliant men designed capable and reliable versions of Machine guns in a time when everyone was making unreliable models. However before we get into discussion about the inventions of Hiram Maxim and Richard Gatling, it's important to understand
Introduction Machine guns are designed to be fully automatic weaponry which can eject successive rounds of ammunition rapidly. The term is generally used to describe the non-automatic firearms which have been modified to operate like an automatic rifle. Over the years, the machine gun has seen major improvements that now make it a weapon of choice in many warfare and security operations. Over the years, there have been different brand names given to the modified machine guns. The use of the ammunition
The History of Guns in America What is the importance of the gun? The gun is one of the most important tools in the defense of our nation. Guns are responsible for a lot of death and injuries, but these things were going on before the existence of the gun. Guns aren't the reason for the death and injuries, they are just a means to it. They are tools and an engineering marvel of our age. The gun has evolved from a simple weapon that caused limited destruction to the modern gun that is so fast
Background The world's first weapon in history was the fire lance, known as the gun machine. In 1364, Richard Gatling invented “the first successful rapid-fire firearm,” which is called the Gatling Gun. Gatling brought about the idea of self-defense through the use of guns. Gun ownership plays a huge role in history and the modern world. This mechanism became an idea of evolution rather than revolution, which means that it was negatively adaptable thus resulting a negative impact. In 1791, the
lines. The Colt revolving rifle was a popular gun because of its ability to shoot fast and pack a punch. Spencer repeating rifles shot a lot faster than manual loaded weapons from other soldiers, so that was a great advantage when facing an enemy. The Burnside carbine, the Tarpley carbine, the Smith carbine were also all great carbines that the front lines fought with. Also, the Civil War was the first war to have an automatic machine gun! The Gatling gun stopped the enemy straight in their path and
How to Hunt Big Fish with an Air Rifle? Hunting big fish with air rifles, also known as pellet gun or BB gun, offer unique challenges to the sport. It sounds impossible to be able to hunt down a fish with an air rifle but with a bit of knowledge and practice, can yield positive results for any fishing expedition. Why Use an Air Rifle? It sounds odd to even think about using an air rifle to fish, but it is possible and practiced often. • Air Rifles can be easier to learn on than traditional firearms
Perhaps the most popular American sport today, American football has existed for roughly 150 years. The first official game took place on November 6, 1869 between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton. As of 2012, nearly 1.1 million high school athletes and 70,000 college athletes play the sport in the United States. The National Football League has the highest average attendance out of all the sports leagues worldwide. However, this highly revered sport comes with many drawbacks. American football
her from thinking clearly. Thoughts run through her mind. All at once her mind clears. She looks at the man that use to be her husband. She punches him. He stumbles back giving her time to jump out of the bed and run through the hall. He pulls out a gun and aims it at her. The trigger is pulled and a bullet hits her in the leg, making her fall to the ground. He walks around her to the beginning of the stairs, eyeing her as he does. She looks up at him. His face still expressionless. She grabs the railing
You're gathered in a room with about a dozen or so people. Your host enters, welcomes you and tells you that by the end of this evening, one of you will be guilty of a murder. Welcome to the world of the murder mystery game. If you've never had the pleasure of participating in one of these things then you really don't know what you're missing. Hosting murder mysteries has been a big thing all over the world for over 30 years now. Hopefully, after reading this, you'll have a pretty good idea of what
year ago, on Sunday the 28th of April 1966, the largest gun massacre by a civilian - anywhere in the world - occurred on home soil, at the popular historic tourist site- Port Arthur, Tasmania. During the peak time lunch hour at Broad Arrow Café a lone figure entered, ordered and ate a big lunch, reached into his bag and withdrew two military-style semi-automatic rifles and started indiscriminately shooting, at staff and tourists. The range of guns used by the Port Arthur murderer- Martin Bryant, were
shooting are happening. Also, there is more violence in the united states too. The united states of America need gun control because of school shootings, gang violence, and suicides. If we could pass some stricter laws for gun control, we could prevent some many shootings in our world today. Men, women, and lots of innocent kids would still be alive if we had stricter
Throughout the years, there have been many different forms of weapons used by the military. One type of weaponry that has failed to be used in modern-day military is a catapult. Catapults are very useful, if there is not a desired accuracy only a general direction in mind. One catapult that has recently been built and destroyed is called, “The Whatever,” created in Mr. Kunz’s sixth period Physics class by Brandon Jones and Jenna Lund. The name of the catapult fits the varying accuracy of the catapult
Three Classified Types of Gun Shooters America is no stranger to gun violence and the numbers of crimes committed with guns seem to be growing every year. School shooting are a crime that has been around for a long time but has grown in the number of offences especially in recent years. So the question most people ask is how do you reduce the number of crimes committed with fire arms? One of the first things authorities can do is to identify and categorize what type of people are committing these
We all know that it is legal to have a gun in America. Have you ever notice America owns nearly half of the world’s guns? However the Americans only make up of 4.4 percent of the global population. In a hundred Americans there is an average of 88 who owns guns. The high rate of gun ownership, frequently mass shootings and a leak on government control engenders the Americans to be so susceptible to gun violence. In October 2017, the worth mass shooting ever in American history took place at a country
the country, there are people dying due to firearm deaths. There are 13,000 gun homicides every year in the U.S according to EveryTownResearch. Gun control laws should be set in place to prevent these type of things from happening. There are many good and cogent reasons why this should happen. The costs that go to gun violence would drastically decrease. Gun control would decrease the suicide and homicide rates. The anti-gun control people might say, ‘But in the 2nd Amendment it says we have the right