CODE – 04-132-863
NAME – Model 1862 Gatling Battery Gun, Type 2
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1863
CALIBER – 24.5x70mm [Chamber piece] (.58 Short Rimfire)
OVERALL LENGTH – 162.6 cm (64 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 82.6 cm (32.5 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 3 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 127 cm (50 in)
LOAD – Conical lead ball
BULLET DIAMETER – 14.68 mm (0.578 in)
BULLET WEIGHT –36.68 g (566 gr)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 335 m/s (1,100 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 2062 j (1521 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 73.03 kg (161 lb)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 78.33 kg (172 lb 11 oz)
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 281.99 kg (621 lb 11 oz)
TYPE OF MOUNT – Carriage
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 203.66 kg (449 lb)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight- V-notch
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 914 m (1000 yards)
OPERATION – Manual
TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 125 rpm
CYCLIC ROF – 350 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 25 round gravity-operated feed hopper integral on gun
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – Chamber piece – 0.163 kg (5.75 oz), .58 Rimfire round – 0.049 kg (1.73 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – Loaded chamber piece – 0.212 kg (7.5 oz) each
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) 25-rounds loaded chargers – 5.30 kg (11 lb 11 oz)
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – 200-chargers with rounds
LOAD WEIGHT – 42.4 kg (93 lb 8 oz)
MANUFACTURER – McWhinney, Rindge, & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
STATUS – Antique
SERVICE – Tested by US Army & Navy, Limited private sales to US Army officers
