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The Puckle gun (also known as the defence gun) was a primitive crew-served, manually-operated flintlock revolver patented in 1718 by James Puckle (1667–1724), a British inventor, lawyer and writer. It was one of the earliest weapons to be referred to as a "machine gun", being called such in a 1722 shipping manifest, though its operation does not match the modern use of the term. It was never used during any combat operation or war. Production was highly limited and may have been as few as two guns.

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  • Fusil à tourelle (fr)
  • Puckle gun (it)
  • 퍼클건 (ko)
  • Kartaczownica Puckle'a (pl)
  • Puckle gun (en)
  • Ружьё Пакла (ru)
  • Рушниця Пакла (uk)
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  • The Puckle gun (also known as the defence gun) was a primitive crew-served, manually-operated flintlock revolver patented in 1718 by James Puckle (1667–1724), a British inventor, lawyer and writer. It was one of the earliest weapons to be referred to as a "machine gun", being called such in a 1722 shipping manifest, though its operation does not match the modern use of the term. It was never used during any combat operation or war. Production was highly limited and may have been as few as two guns. (en)
  • Le fusil à tourelle est un autocanon primitif, inventé en 1718 par le Britannique James Puckle (1667-1724) Le mécanisme, qui s'apparente à celui d'un revolver à silex, est longtemps resté inapplicable technologiquement jusqu'aux années 1940. (fr)
  • La puckle gun era una mitragliatrice ad azionamento manuale a pietra focaia, inventata da nel XVIII secolo. È stata considerata da molti la prima mitragliatrice, anche se taluni dissentono poiché l'arma non è azionata dal proprio rinculo, ma da una forza manuale. (it)
  • 퍼클건(Puckle gun)은 1718년 영국의 발명가, 법률가인 이 발명한 원시적 기관총이다. 기본적으로 수발식 리볼버를 커다랗게 뻥튀기한 것과 같은 형태이다. 보통의 수발식 총처럼 탄환을 발사하면, 그 직후 뒤쪽의 나사선 샤프트의 크랭크가 풀리면서 11발 들이 탄창이 돌아가게 된다. 그러면 풀린 탄창을 손으로 돌려서 차탄을 장전시키고, 크랭크가 다시 잠기면서 탄창을 총신에 고정시킨다. 11발을 모두 발사하고 나면 탄창이 완전히 풀려서 총신에서 분리시킬 수 있게 되며, 그 뒤 새 탄창을 끼워서 발사한다. 그 설계 교리는 18세기 당대의 수준을 훨씬 뛰어넘은 것이었으나, 견고함과 신뢰성에 문제가 있어 제식채용되지는 못하고 사장되었다. (ko)
  • Kartaczownica Puckle’a (Puckle’s gun, znana także jako Defence Gun) – kartaczownica opracowana na początku XVIII wieku przez angielskiego pisarza, wynalazcę i prawnika . Kartaczownica Puckle’a uważana jest za pierwszą lub jedną z pierwszych praktycznych konstrukcji tego typu. Pomysły na tego rodzaju szybkostrzelne karabiny powstawały już w XIV wieku, ale wynalazek Puckle’a został zbudowany i sprawdzony praktycznie jako pierwszy. (pl)
  • Рушниця Пакла — перша офіційно запатентована працездатна швидкострільна вогнепальна зброя — прообраз кулемета. (uk)
  • Ружьё Па́кла — первое официально запатентованное работоспособное скорострельное огнестрельное оружие — прообраз пулемёта. К началу XVIII века в Европе уже сложились определённые традиции в военном деле для тактики пехоты и кавалерии. В частности, линейная пехота, вооружённая кремнёвыми мушкетами весьма низкой скорострельности (из которых можно было успеть произвести не более 4-х выстрелов в минуту), была вынуждена действовать в плотном строю. Кроме того, такой строй (линии стрелков, выставленные в прямоугольник или каре) мог обеспечить в некоторой степени защиту от атак кавалерии, но, в любом случае, один стрелок обычно мог успеть выстрелить всего один раз до момента соприкосновения его подразделения с кавалерией противника. Оба эти момента предопределили дальнейшее направление развития ог (ru)
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