Romak Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) Dear experts.In my collection of American patent models I have an interesting example that I believe is an early model of a machine gun. It was discovered in Illinois. Would somebody be able to identify it? The model is made precisely and the materials are wood and brass.Thank you! Edited June 20, 2021 by Romak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) Possibly a Gardner? http://oldbritishguns.com/the-gardner-gun Most were double barrelled but singles did exist and the patent model could well have been for the simpler version Edited June 18, 2021 by StrangeRanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyDixon Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 something like 100 yrs ago the u.s. patent office had a huge garage sale to cleanout storage of older patent samples that were mostly forgotten,, over the years ive seen a few of these patent modles, they had tags attatched saying u.s. patent office, patent no. etc,, they use to show up in antique stores, i havent seen one in years, just sayn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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