Yesterday in 1866, the U.S. Army adopted machine guns for the first time. Or, well, almost machine guns: the Gatling gun, first patented in 1862, wasn’t fully mechanical. Someone still had to crank it ...

Discover how to build a fully functional cardboard Gatling gun! This step-by-step DIY tutorial guides you through crafting a spinning, rapid-fire toy using simple materials like corrugated cardboard, ...

The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the U.S. military. The so-called “Gatling” design relies ...

Many fans of sci-fi books, movies and video games have encountered the concept of a "Gatling laser gun" or something like it, with rotating barrels and exotic projectiles. Now a laser-loving gadgeteer ...

Locating a Gatling gun isn't simple, and finding one in working condition is even more challenging. The world's inaugural rapid-firing multiple-barrel machine gun, devised by an American doctor in ...

As a young boy, Keith Takacs knew he wanted a Gatling gun. The rapid-fire weapon, a precursor to modern machine guns patented in 1862, looked cool in old cowboy movies. Fast-forward a few decades, and ...

Gatling guns have been cool ever since Jesse "The Body" Ventura carried one around the jungle in Predator. Give a Gatling gun legs, and apparently you've got yourself a great video game. Gatling Gears ...

The internet is truly magical place. Where else can you find a detailed walkthrough on how to make an air-powered, arrow-launching gatling gun (sort of) with little more than a few valves, an empty ...