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On June 6 1861 J. A. de Brame brought a working mode of his breech loading skeleton revolving cannon to a talk at the Polytechnic Association of the American Institute. On October 28 1861 he demonstrated a full scale gun to the military. He held another demonstration on November 26 1861 where his cannon fired 22 shots in 3 minutes and 40 seconds. The U.S. military was not interested and at some point the weapon was given to the U. S. Marine Corps Museum at Quantico. The barrel and receiver were put on display. Alos this was one of the first cannon to have a shield for the crew.
This appear to be a four pounder. So how does a 6 shot revolving cannon fire without any recoil? I wounder if the Army was not interested in a rapid fire four-pounder because of the size of the shot? I am not sure I see much tactical use of what is basically a four-pounder machine gun.
This appear to be a four pounder. So how does a 6 shot revolving cannon fire without any recoil? I wounder if the Army was not interested in a rapid fire four-pounder because of the size of the shot? I am not sure I see much tactical use of what is basically a four-pounder machine gun.