asa george revolving cannon

Kelly408

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I've seen the photo of the revolving cannon at the Petersburg museum, but I'm interested in learning about the revolving cannon designed by Asa George. My understanding is at one point 6 were built with another two in production. It came with a blast shield. Does anyone have any more info on these guns?
 
Hello Kelly408.

Welcome to CivilWarTalk.

You ask a very interesting question. I was not aware of Asa George and his revolving cannon. All I could find was his name on a list of patents and in the records of the South Carolina Senate.

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https://books.google.com/books?id=H3ZDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=Asa+George+revolving+cannon&source=bl&ots=sT9B_ScePE&sig=ik_SUxY5NBAHnsMfpAf2n54MvXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj57aqovb_PAhVEeCYKHXcUC-4Q6AEINTAG#v=onepage&q=Asa George revolving cannon&f=false
 
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