This superb 1877 Colt Bulldog Gatling gun reissue, currently available in the Guns.com Outlet program, is looking for a forever home and is ready to run .45-70 as fast as you can turn a crank.
Introduced in 1877, Colt’s Bulldog series Gatling Gun, capable of going more than 1,000 rounds per minute cyclic, was king of the battlefield.
Early Gatling guns, such as this .58-caliber RF 1862 model, with a half-dozen 33-inch barrels, had a rate of fire of 600 rpm, an overall length of 64-inches and a weight, with carriage and limber, of about 630 pounds, unloaded. (Photo: Springfield Armory National Historic Site)
By 1866, Colt took over making Dr. Gatling’s guns and won the first large U.S. Army contract for the devices, one they were eager to keep by introducing upgraded generations. By 1874, the caliber had switched to .45-70 Government and short-barreled “Camel” guns were being produced, which were much more maneuverable.