Project Description

!!!!!SOLD!!!!!  This is a 1/3 scale miniature Model 1883 carriage Gatling gun made by Karl Furr In Orem, Utah.  This is a ten barrel Gatling with the barrels covered in a brass shroud or jacket.  The gun is chambered in, and will fire, the .22 short rimfire cartridge.  The gun on the carriage is about 29″ long muzzle to end of trail, 24″ wide from axle tip to axle tip, and 20 1/2″ tall to the top of the magazine.  The gun and carriage are made almost entirely of brass with the exception of the walnut spokes and wheel rims, the steel barrels, and some steel internal parts.  The top rear of the barrel shroud is marked “MODEL 1883, No 106, CAL 22” in three lines.  Just ahead of those markings is a round brass coin like object marked “GATLING GUN, PATENTED” in two lines.  The top of the trunion housing band is marked “MANUFD BY, Colt Pat F A Mfg Co, HARTFORD, CONN” in three lines.  There are two very sharply pointed front sights, one on each side of the muzzle, so be careful as they will rip the heck out of your hands & fingers!  There are fixtures to hold rear sight on both sides of the rear of the gun, but only one sight is included.  There is a tiller bar on the bottom rear of the gun assembly for directing or traversing fire in a sweeping motion.  The rear receiver ring has a removable plug to access the bolts for removal to clean both the bolts and the barrels.  There are two brass boxes mounted to the axle, one on either side of the barrel assembly.  These would hold the four additional Accles drum magazines, which are not included.  I believe the magazine holds 64 rounds of .22 short rimfire ammunition.  The gun is 100% complete, & 100% functional.  Overall the gun is in excellent condition, I’d call it 98%.  It shows some expected patina to the brass, but I personally think that gives it an authentic look.  This is as nice a 1883 Furr Gatling as I’ve ever seen, & I’ve probably sold 25 or 30 over the last 25 years.  Furr Gatlings are the Rolls Royce of miniature Gatling guns, & they work like a Singer sewing machine!  !!!!!SOLD!!!!!