Original U.S. Colt Gatling Gun Model 1897 .30-06 Caliber Bruce Feed German Edged Weapons Many improvements to the Model

Many improvements to the Model 1816 were made

This sample is in excellent condition bearing original serial number 1687

some of which were French soldiers from the early battles of World War One

The original do have ivory grips a couple of chips and one small section where a slither of ivory is absent has been filled with some substitute

Original U.S. Colt Gatling Gun Model 1897 .30-06 Caliber Bruce Feed German Edged Weapons Many improvements to the ModelOriginal Item: Only One Available. The most popular feed mechanism for the Gatling in US Army service was the Bruce Feed. It was a feed mechanism which was easily loaded from standard 20 round ammunition boxes, and easily allowed continuous fire. The reason for this is that the Bruce device could be topped up with 20 rounds or so of ammo already in it, thus giving the loader plenty of time. Gatlings could not maintain fire while changing box