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refer to record number 10220



Designation: .45-70 Navy Gatling Gun M1866
Model: cal .45-70 Govt, 10 barrel (enclosed) Gatling Gun
Identification No: unknown 10220


Designed by: Richard Gatling
Built at: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Built as: .50-70cal
Item Category: Gun, Rapid-Fire, Hand Cranked

Memorial Information
Owner: US National Park Service
Document: email: Jennifer Stafford, Fort Davis NHS
Owner Reference No: FODA-00256


Comments: May 9, 1865 patent, 45-70 caliber centerfire, converted from original .50-70




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Fort Davis National Historic Site
State St at Lt Henry Flipper Dr
Fort Davis, Texas, USA
Lat/Long30.596771-103.891656 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

In-House private documents:

email: Jennifer Stafford, Fort Davis NHS

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Last update to record: 2020-06-11

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