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      Dr. Josephus Requa
      1833 - 1910
      Dentist
      Inventor of the first practical machine gun

      Several rifle barrels were placed in a row on a frame and fired simultaneously.  There were 30 Requa Rifles used in the siege of Charleston SC. See an image. See an image. See an image.


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