Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Colt Model 1874 Gatling Gun Brass Patent Plate - 1872 Patent Dates Original Display Machine Guns The top of the frame

The top of the frame is still faintly marked:

in what was then the Colorado Territory

they heard a shot as they were getting back on the road from a break

one AC- I30 gunship provided air cover for Kuwait International Airport

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Colt Model 1874 Gatling Gun Brass Patent Plate - 1872 Patent Dates Original Display Machine Guns The top of the frameOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a stupendous but small piece of history that comes off of one of the most iconic firearms of all time, the Colt Gatling Gun. This plate would have come off of a Colt Model 1874 Gatling Gun. It measures roughly 3 in diameter, and we have shown a reference photo of one installed on a gun (not included). The plate is in great worn shape and reads: GATLINGS BATTERY GUN PAT. NOV 4. 1862 MAY 9 1865 FEB 28. 1871 APR