organ gun
English
the "machine infernale", an early 19th century organ gun
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Konrad Kyeser's "Bellifortis" design of A.D. 1405
Etymology
The multiple barrels were supposed to resemble a pipe organ.
Noun
organ gun (plural organ guns)
- (weaponry) A large, portable firearm, normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession.
Synonyms
- infernal machine
- rabauld
- ribaudkin
- ribauldequin
- ribault
Hypernyms
- volley gun
Translations
firearm
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