The infernal machine is a homemade 25-barrel volley gun built by Giuseppe Marco Fieschi and used in his failed assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe I of France on July 28, 1835. The original g
Fieschi's infernal machine at the Musée des Archives Nationales (2012)
Assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe I of France on July 28, 1835
A volley gun is a gun with multiple single-shot barrels that volley fired simultaneously or sequentially in quick succession. Their volume of fire is limited by the number of barrels bundled together.
Infernal machine (weapon)
…The infernal machine (French: machine infernale) is a homemade 25-barrel volley gun built by Giuseppe Marco Fieschi and used in his failed assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe I of France on July 28, 1835. The original gun is…
Volley guns at a historical reenactment of the 1656 Battle of Warsaw
Depiction of a German volley gun in a work from the 15th century
Ottoman Empire volley gun with 9 barrels, early 16th century, Army Museum (Paris)