The Puckle Gun: Repeating Firepower in 1718

Want a sweet Puckle Gun shirt? Check out the new Forgotten Weapons merch store: If you enjoy Forgotten Weapons, check out its sister channel, InRangeTV! The Puckle Gun is probably best known as that thing that had round bullets for Christians and square bullets for Turks, but there is much more to it than just that (and in addition, the square bullet version was never actually built). James Puckle designed it in 1718 as a naval defensive weapon to help British vessels fight back against Ottoman pirates using fast and nimble small boats that could not be effectively engaged with large cannon. Puckle’s gun was a 9-shot repeater of about “ bore on a flexible swiveling mount which could easily track the fastest marauder. The Puckle is basically a manual revolver, but its firing mechanism incorporates some clever functionality to allow