James Puckle
Writer, Author
1667 – 1724
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Who was James Puckle?
James Puckle was an English inventor, lawyer and writer from London chiefly remembered for his invention of the Defence Gun, better known as the Puckle gun, a multi-shot gun mounted on a stand capable of firing up to nine rounds per minute. The Puckle gun is sometimes considered the first machine gun and resembles a large revolver.
Puckle's best-known literary work was The Club, a moral dialogue between a father and son.
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