Episode 2 of 3
Patent Grant
- When
- November 4, 1862
- Where
- United States
Richard Jordan Gatling received a patent for the Gatling gun in the United States on November 4, 1862.
The patent formalized the invention developed in 1861. This legal recognition established Gatling's rights to the rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm, which featured a cyclic design for cooling and synchronized firing-reloading sequences.
Sources
- Gatling gun Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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