(Figured this is better in this forum than the Water Cooler forum.)
For years I have been trying to discover just what this mysterious Ager Coffee-Mill hand crank machine gun from the Civil War is and how it works. For years I have been finding a little bit of info here and there until I saw a drawing, then a brief description about it, but how it actually works was always ellusive to me.
Finally, while searching for information on another oddball Civil War gun that was a hand cranked artillery gun of the Confederates (William's gun), I found this http://www.floridareenactorsonline.com/Weapons.htm
Not only does it give their history and provide pictures of the actual Ager's Coffee-Mill gun as well as a description of how it works, but a Civil War re-enactor actually built one (and a William's artillery gun). He has pictures, and all, of the process.
If there are other Civil War gun buffs, or history of the gun buffs out there, then you will really like the websight articles.
For years I have been trying to discover just what this mysterious Ager Coffee-Mill hand crank machine gun from the Civil War is and how it works. For years I have been finding a little bit of info here and there until I saw a drawing, then a brief description about it, but how it actually works was always ellusive to me.
Finally, while searching for information on another oddball Civil War gun that was a hand cranked artillery gun of the Confederates (William's gun), I found this http://www.floridareenactorsonline.com/Weapons.htm
Not only does it give their history and provide pictures of the actual Ager's Coffee-Mill gun as well as a description of how it works, but a Civil War re-enactor actually built one (and a William's artillery gun). He has pictures, and all, of the process.
If there are other Civil War gun buffs, or history of the gun buffs out there, then you will really like the websight articles.
