23 April 09 - Just released - new book: Richard Jordan Gatling's GATLING GUN PATENT DRAWINGS
ISBN 978-0-557-05955-3 Price $19.50 (Hardback book $29.75). It will be about 8 to 14 weeks before it is listed with standard book distrubution outlets (Amazon.com and others) but can be purchased right now directly from the the book printer, Lulu.com. CLICK HERE
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Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, April 1861, Richard J. Gatling began work on his
most famous invention. In an article in the Scientific American of March 30, 1889: “The idea
of it originated in a conversation Dr. Gatling had in Indianapolis in 1861 with a friend of his,
Benjamin Harrison, now President”. Harrison was a colonel commanding a regiment of the Indiana Volunteers at the time the Gatling Gun was invented. It has been suggested the he
(Harrison) assisted or encouraged Dr. Gatling in the development of his battery gun. The idea
for the Gatling Gun was conceived during the summer of 1861. A prototype gun, made late in
that year, was demonstrated in Indianapolis early in 1862. On November 4, 1862, Dr. Gatling
received his first patent for Improvement in Revolving Battery-Gun. During the next 31 years
he received a total of 10 patents for the famous gun that etched his name into history forever.
All 10 original Dr. Gatling’s patent and patent drawings from the United States Patent Office
plus the patent drawings of the Broadwell Drum Feed, Bruce feed and Accles feed that was
used on Gatling Guns are included in this book.
13 April 09 - End of the year tax time. In approximately a week, we will be adding a large number of items to the website. Also we will be placing a number of items on sale – If you are on our mail list you will receive a notice and a chance to buy them before they the sale price shows up on the website.
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