Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index

James Puckle

James Puckle (1667 - 1724) was a British inventor who developed what he called the Puckle Gun, a multi-shot rifle capable of firing 9 rounds before being reloaded. The "Puckle Gun" is sometimes considered an ancestor of the machine gun.


This is a stub article. You can help Wikipedia by improving it.