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Rare and Historic Spanish-American War Era Colt U.S. Model 1895 Gatling
Gun with Iron Carriage and Caisson - Serial no. 1028, 30 ARMY (30-40) cal., 32
inch part round bbl., bright/green/black finish. This desirable Model 1895 Gatling
Gun is mounted on an iron carriage, features a ten-barrel cluster, and is still
chambered in its original rimmed .30 Army (.30-40 Krag) caliber, with the majority of
these rechambered for use with the later rimless .30-06. The top of the brass breech
cover is hand engraved “GATLING GUN PATENTED/Manufactured by/Colt’s Pt. F.A.
Mfg. Co./HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A.” and “No 1028/Cal. 30/T.C.D./D.M.T.” A forerunner
to the modern machine gun, the Gatling gun platform was first used in combat in
the American Civil War, but would not be officially adopted by the U.S. Army until
1866. Four ten-barrel Colt Model 1895 Gatling guns like this example were issued
under Lt. John H. Parker’s Gatling Gun Detachment of the 5th Army Corps and saw
extensive combat, playing a significant role in Cuba during the Battle of San Juan
Hill (July 1, 1898) through the Siege of Santiago (July 3, 1898-July 17, 1898) during
the Spanish-American War.
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