The Nock gun was a seven-barrelled flintlock smoothbore firearm used by the Royal Navy during the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars. It is a type of volley gun adapted for ship-to-ship …

2020年1月12日 · Henry Nock, better known for producing high quality duelling pistols and sporting guns, became the sole supplier of Wilson’s volley guns to the Royal Navy. The weapon’s 0.46 …

Henry Nock (1741–1804) was a British inventor and engineer of the Napoleonic period, best known as a gunmaker. Nock produced many innovative weapons including the screwless lock …

The Nock Gun was a seven-barreled flintlock firearm produced briefly for the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and a rare example of a handheld volley gun. The first three …

2021年7月21日 · A fascinating early rifle that could fire multiple projectiles at once was the Nock volley gun. Designed all the way back in 1779, this strange black powder firearm was built and …

2020年4月22日 · The seven barrelled Volley Gun, as made by Nock, is one of the most ferocious and recognisable guns from the Age of Sail. First invented by James Wilson in 1779, the volley …

2017年8月13日 · Like the Armsel Striker 'Street Sweeper' of the 1980s, the Nock gun of the 1780s was enlisted by sailors to clean-up violent crowds at close distances.

2023年3月15日 · Seven rounds fired in rapid succession made the Nock Volley gun formidable both for those who faced its wrath as well as those who had to shoulder the firearm • Even in …

2023年12月19日 · One such example is the Nock gun, which following a volley gun concept offered seven shots instead of a single one. Volley guns are weapons with multiple barrels that …

2012年11月19日 · A little-known failed experiment by the British Royal Navy produced the seven-barreled Nock volley gun.