It may look like a Stg44 but internally they are completely different. Just because a car looks similar to another car doesn't mean it's mechanically the same,hence not a copy. The M60 is heavily based on the german MG42 for instance. The british Vickers machine gun was just and "improved" Maxim. The Springfield1903 was so similar to the german Mauser they were sued and forced to pay.
Anyway most historians now believe Tesla invented the radio before Marconi.
sweet gun!! Gardener must not have been cool with the powers that be. this guy should have been more recognized.. how many other inventors are out there?
Tesla. Recent historians have concluded other inventors stole a lot of his inventions and claimed them to be theirs. He was apparently working on some electric weapon too but never had enough power to make it work.
@philthydirtyanimal i just saw it again: Gardner guns at Sedan? I knew they had some bogger volley-guns there, which was used like a giant shotgun and from artillery-ranges - it simply was shot to pieces by normal artillery and coverred a relatively small area from afar. Wikipedia mentions others: the Gast-Gun, Nordenfeldt, and of course the gatling. The Video sure is right, the gardner-gun sure is the most simple and practical of them, the bira for instance wheighs about 1000 pounds.
Hey I'm a Gardner and I had no idea
dgard20 10 months ago
"Realiable" "Easy to clear if it jams"?
Tell that to the British in the Sudan (1884-5) were thee things jammed repeatedly.
That being said, cool gun and great to see someone replicating these.
hamsterlover1888 11 months ago
belt feed it, and gear that crank with maybe a 1:3 ratio...it'd be still useable.
And the fact that a maxim and a gardner worked at the same time says something AMAZING.
redreaper2020 1 year ago
We once made a replica in my sheet metal classes. It was very fun, and I'm amazed this gun did not become more popular, it was very fun to use
Tyriama 1 year ago
It may look like a Stg44 but internally they are completely different. Just because a car looks similar to another car doesn't mean it's mechanically the same,hence not a copy. The M60 is heavily based on the german MG42 for instance. The british Vickers machine gun was just and "improved" Maxim. The Springfield1903 was so similar to the german Mauser they were sued and forced to pay.
Anyway most historians now believe Tesla invented the radio before Marconi.
SteveSpicerPortsmuth 2 years ago
Theres a company building Gardners soon for $29,950
MasterAceman123456 2 years ago
Hmmm. So, technically, this is not a fully automatic machine gun. I could build one, heh heh.
As long as I could convince the jury....
a0e0roberts 2 years ago
sweet gun!! Gardener must not have been cool with the powers that be. this guy should have been more recognized.. how many other inventors are out there?
ballrub 2 years ago
Tesla. Recent historians have concluded other inventors stole a lot of his inventions and claimed them to be theirs. He was apparently working on some electric weapon too but never had enough power to make it work.
SteveSpicerPortsmuth 2 years ago
Wow, very cool, I had not heard of this gun before. Gotta love youtube!
Out of curiosity, are you aware of any videos demonstrating the old 1850s Mitrailleuse machine guns, the ones that pre-date the Gatling even?
BABABABA5555 3 years ago
wow thanks for uploading. Thats one cool gun.
Stalin111 3 years ago
Thanks for commenting! Yes, it is an interesting gun, I'm surprised it isn't famous.
philthydirtyanimal 3 years ago
@philthydirtyanimal i just saw it again: Gardner guns at Sedan? I knew they had some bogger volley-guns there, which was used like a giant shotgun and from artillery-ranges - it simply was shot to pieces by normal artillery and coverred a relatively small area from afar. Wikipedia mentions others: the Gast-Gun, Nordenfeldt, and of course the gatling. The Video sure is right, the gardner-gun sure is the most simple and practical of them, the bira for instance wheighs about 1000 pounds.
Stalin111 1 year ago
Great video. :)
WernerWarhead14 3 years ago 4
Thanks!
philthydirtyanimal 3 years ago