In the British patent to Puckle, No. 418, of 1718, is shown and described a well-constructed revolver carried on a tripod, and of the dimensions of the modern machine gun. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
History is silent as to whether Mr. Puckle's patent was put in practice, but it contained the germs of some modern inventions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
It would not do to conclude this sketch of antique cannon and fire-arms without referring to Puckle's celebrated English patent No. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
The earliest patent for repeating fire-arms in this country was obtained by James Puckle, in 1718, for a gun with a rotating breech. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
The idea of _Machine Guns_, or _Mitrailleuses_, was not a new one, as we have seen from Puckle's celebrated patent of 1718. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
Puckle's Celebrated Breech-Loading Cannon Patent, and Christian and Turk Bullets. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.