.58 rimfire cal., open slots or breeches revolved for firing cycle, striker ignites percussion cap, 200 rounds per minute, gun is mounted to yoke which is fastened to artillery-type carriage, six rifled barrels. This first gun by Gatling, e...
.58 rimfire cal., Second model used a wedge to jam chambers against the barrel in firing. This had one main disadvantage. This was the resistance of the wedge on the strikers, making rotating with the hand crank extremely difficult. Approx....
.50-70-450 centerfire cal., gravity-fed box magazine, 6 (most common) or 10 (rare) exposed barrels, chambers were integral with barrels, bronze, plaque on steel breech housing, and plaque bearing the Colt name and address in addition to the...
.50-70-450 centerfire or 1 in. cal., gravity-fed box magazine, 6 (most common) or 10 (rare) exposed barrels, chambers were integral with barrels, bronze plaque on steel breech housing, and plaque bearing the Colt name and address in additio...
.50-70-450 centerfire cal., 10 barrels standard, (5 or 6 barrels optional). This model was an improved version of the Model 1865. New guns included breech bolts of heavier modified construction, a port of servicing located in the breech hou...
.45-70 Govt. or .50-70 cal. This model became the Model 1874. This new model was its bronze housing with the beginning of the collector named "Classic Gatlings". It was made in long and short ("Camel Gun") types, and als...
.45-70 Govt. cal., 32 in. barrels. This new model with its bronze housing was the beginning of the collector named "Classic Gatlings". It was made in long and short ("Camel Gun") types, and also on order, in other calibe...
.45-70 Govt. cal., 18 in. barrels, adj. rear sight and folding front sight, bronze breech and marking plate, plate was cast with Colt address and Gatling patent markings, 135 lbs. Mfg. 1874.
.45-70 Govt. cal., barrels encased in bronze shroud, major improvements from the Model 1874 were beveled bolt faces, fixed front sight, and higher walls on hopper. A special Navy Model was mfg. in some quantity. Mfg. 1875.
.45-70 Govt. cal., hopper was moved to the center of gun (from left side), cartridge guides were adopted, breech bolt edge bevel was improved, number of screws on interior of breech casing increased, and a new lock of headspace adjustment s...
.45-70 Govt. cal., improvements include long model with new feed hopper, and a faster pitch to gears (increasing the rate of fire). Cam type oscillator no longer appears after this model.
.45-70 cal., gravity-fed magazine, 18 in. barrels, (5 barrels standard), oval bronze plate on breech embossed with Colt and Gatling patent marking, serial number on casing near right trunnion. This gun is a popular and highly regarded gun,...
.45-70 cal., trapezoidal box magazine, gravity fed Colt and Gatling markings on breech, hand engraved, ten 32 in. barrels. This model introduced the flexible yoke with its pointing bar, 200 lbs. (without mounts).
differed from the Model 1879 in having a modified hopper for use of the Bruce feed. This new gravity device carried two rows of cartridges, which were fed into the hopper through a single opening at the magazine's base.
.45-70 Govt. cal., hand engraved Gatling markings on breech, Colt markings on casing at trunnion area, ten enclosed 32 in. barrels, two sets of sights, one for .45-70-405 cartridges (left side), the other for .45-70-500 (right). Spirit leve...
.45-70 cal., ten 32 in. exposed barrels, considered an improved Model 1881; with hopper adapted for either a specific design of Bruce feed or the old pattern of gravity-fed magazines and cyclic rate of 525 rounds per minute. Colt and Gatlin...
strip-style magazine (most were eventually altered to the Bruce Feed because of mechanical problems), 10 barrels, chambered for .30-40 Krag cartridges, and having changes from the Models of 1889, 1891, and 1892 as follows: longer breech bol...
.45-70 Govt. cal., six barrels, feed is positive, enabling it to be fired at the rate of 800 shots per minute at all angles of elevation and depression. One of the rarest and perhaps the most interesting arms in the complete Gatling line. T...
.30-40 Krag. (most were converted by the Armory to .30-06 shortly after the introduction and adoption of that cartridge), minor differences from the Model 1893 Gatling: rebounding hammers in breech bolts, special hard bronze for hopper and...
.30-40 Krag. (most were converted by the Armory to .30-06 shortly after the introduction and adoption of that cartridge), U.S. Navy markings on top of barrel casing, differed little from the 1893 and 1895 models, and not believed to be pain...
.30-03 cal. (most were converted by the Armory to .30-06 shortly after the introduction and adoption of that cartridge), otherwise similar to the Model 1900.
.30-06 cal., the -06 marking refers to conversions of the Model 1903 to .30-06 cal. 34 were altered at Colt's in 1907 (Serial #1128 to #1159). The Springfield Armory had converted 137 more by 1909. These altered arms were marked -06 after t...
