RARE MODEL 1893/95 GATLING GUN ON ORIGINAL CARRIAGE.

SN 1011. This is a fine 10-bbl Colt manufactured Gatling Gun with 10 32″ bbls, bronze housing. Bronze breech cover marked “GATLING GUN PATENTED / Manufactured by / Colt’s Pt. F.A. Mfg. Co. / HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A. / NO. 1011 / CAL. 30 / D.M.T.” (Daniel M. Taylor, Inspector). The right rail cover is marked MODEL 1895. Gun is mounted with orig bronze yoke with iron pintle and tiller on orig 1895 field carriage. SN 1011 is one of 18 guns ordered by the US Ordinance Department June 19, 1883. From page 129-130 Wall & Toppel 1971 The Gatling Gun “A clause in this contract provided that at the option of the US government, the Gatling Gun Company would later convert these guns to the “Bruce Feed”. In 1897 General D. W. Flagler ordered all 18 guns converted to Bruce Feed (SNs of these guns 1001-1018). At the time of the conversion of the Model 1893 Bruce Feed, the head space adjustment was also modified. Originally, head space in this model was adjusted by screwing the cascabel knob in or out; setting was fixed by engaging a spring lock that held the knob at any point. This was found to provide too much latitude in adjustment and the cascabel knob was replaced with one only having 5 settings, in increments of .003 inch.” The identical gun and carriage is of the type utilized in the Spanish-American War as seen in contemporary photograph of the 13th US Infantry Gatling Gun Detachment training at Tampa, Florida, June 1898. Lt. John Henry Parker aka “Gatling Gun Parker” commanded a battery of four guns (thought to be SNs 1040-1043) on San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill. On San Juan Hill, Parker’s battery of Gatling Guns continued to rake the trench lines until the American assault broke into a charge about 150 yards from the crest of the hill. Upon gaining the hill, the carnage wrought by the Gatling fire was immediately noted in contemporary accounts. Captain Boughton, among the first officers to surmount the crest of San Juan Hill, stated The trenches on the hilltop were filled with dead and dying Spanish riflemen, while the open ground behind was covered with dead and dying Spanish defenders who had been shot while attempting to flee the hail of Gatling fire. Teddy Roosevelt noted that the hammering sound of the Gatling Guns raised the spirits of his men. PROVENANCE: Val Forgett Collection, Dolf Goldsmith 1959, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. CONDITION: Fine to very fine as restored. Gun appears fully functional and has been used in live fire after restoration. When gun was orig found, bbls were rusted as were carriage parts. Bbls are well machined copies in .308 for ease of obtaining ammunition for firing, where 30-40 new Krag rounds are difficult to find. Bronze housing, feed housing and most other brass or bronze parts appear orig and smooth with discernible markings. Patent dates on orig “Bruce Feed” magazine are weak but discernible. Iron rails and carriage parts are all refinished with heavy pitting on carriage portions. Carriage appears orig with exception of replaced compartment doors and wood portions of wheels. This is a fine, shoot-able Gatling Gun, potentially with Spanish-American War history. 4-51802 (125,000-150,000) – Lot 2138

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2138	$138,000.00	RARE MODEL 1893/95 GATLING GUN ON ORIGINAL CARRIAGE. SN 1011. This is a fine 10-bbl Colt manufactured Gatling Gun with 10 32″ bbls, bronze housing. Bronze breech cover marked “GATLING GUN PATENTED / Manufactured by / Colt’s Pt. F.A. Mfg. Co. / HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A. / NO. 1011 / CAL. 30 / D.M.T.” (Daniel M. Taylor, Inspector). The right rail cover is marked MODEL 1895. Gun is mounted with orig bronze yoke with iron pintle and tiller on orig 1895 field carriage. SN 1011 is one of 18 guns ordered by the US Ordinance Department June 19, 1883. From page 129-130 Wall & Toppel 1971 The Gatling Gun “A clause in this contract provided that at the option of the US government, the Gatling Gun Company would later convert these guns to the “Bruce Feed”. In 1897 General D. W. Flagler ordered all 18 guns converted to Bruce Feed (SNs of these guns 1001-1018). At the time of the conversion of the Model 1893 Bruce Feed, the head space adjustment was also modified. Originally, head space in this model was adjusted by screwing the cascabel knob in or out; setting was fixed by engaging a spring lock that held the knob at any point. This was found to provide too much latitude in adjustment and the cascabel knob was replaced with one only having 5 settings, in increments of .003 inch.” The identical gun and carriage is of the type utilized in the Spanish-American War as seen in contemporary photograph of the 13th US Infantry Gatling Gun Detachment training at Tampa, Florida, June 1898. Lt. John Henry Parker aka “Gatling Gun Parker” commanded a battery of four guns (thought to be SNs 1040-1043) on San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill. On San Juan Hill, Parker’s battery of Gatling Guns continued to rake the trench lines until the American assault broke into a charge about 150 yards from the crest of the hill. Upon gaining the hill, the carnage wrought by the Gatling fire was immediately noted in contemporary accounts. Captain Boughton, among the first officers to surmount the crest of San Juan Hill, stated The trenches on the hilltop were filled with dead and dying Spanish riflemen, while the open ground behind was covered with dead and dying Spanish defenders who had been shot while attempting to flee the hail of Gatling fire. Teddy Roosevelt noted that the hammering sound of the Gatling Guns raised the spirits of his men. PROVENANCE: Val Forgett Collection, Dolf Goldsmith 1959, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. CONDITION: Fine to very fine as restored. Gun appears fully functional and has been used in live fire after restoration. When gun was orig found, bbls were rusted as were carriage parts. Bbls are well machined copies in .308 for ease of obtaining ammunition for firing, where 30-40 new Krag rounds are difficult to find. Bronze housing, feed housing and most other brass or bronze parts appear orig and smooth with discernible markings. Patent dates on orig “Bruce Feed” magazine are weak but discernible. Iron rails and carriage parts are all refinished with heavy pitting on carriage portions. Carriage appears orig with exception of replaced compartment doors and wood portions of wheels. This is a fine, shoot-able Gatling Gun, potentially with Spanish-American War history. 4-51802 (125,000-150,000) – Lot 2138 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE MODEL 1893/95 GATLING GUN ON ORIGINAL CARRIAGE.