Original CIVIL WAR Print - THE WINANS GUN - 1863 - Harpers Pictorial History

Description

Original Antique Civil War Engraving - The Winans Steam Gun
Title:
(below image) reads:  The Winans Gun
A nice clean print from a Harpers publication.  Excellent condition.   Text on the back side.
A Brief Description Taken from Wikipedia:
Similar in size to a steam-powered fire engine of the day, the gun had a menacing appearance thanks to a large curved shield covering its inner workings.
Its mechanism involved a shielded barrel that rotated up to 250 times per minute. Shot dumped into the top of the barrel rolled down into it, and were held back by a spring-loaded gate that opened to allow one shot to be flung out per revolution of the barrel. Despite the effort invested in the project, it was unable to match the accuracy or power of the gunpowder weaponry of the time, and thus the steam gun project was abandoned.
Paper size:  5-1/4" x 7-1/4"    Image size:  4-3/4" x 6-5/8"
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