File:Puckle gun advertisement.jpg

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Flier for James Puckle's 1718 patent machine gun, shows various cylinders for use with round and square bullets.

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circa 1718

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Taken from Recreation magazine, by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen, volume 4, published 1896.

Originally uploaded to EN Wikipedia as en:File:Puckle gun.jpg by en:User:Fluzwup 20 March 2008.

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