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Gatling gun

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The dedicated article mentions this battle as one at which the weapon was used, but the article here has no mention of it. It's worth a mention. Arminden (talk) 15:38, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, you meant Gatling gun? Yeah Gatlings were used, unclear from my research today exactly where/when/who...the one source - Socialist World Wide I think? - in the Gatling article is probably not completely reliable but multiple references & sources do mention Gatlings being used in some capacity (one was apparently looted from a company store and used by miners - Mining companies had Gatlings on-site!) and also mention machine guns being used. I'll get on this within the next day or two and add additional content concerning machine guns/Gatlings. Shearonink (talk) 17:17, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The article now contains this statement in the “Battle” section: “Gatling guns and machine guns were employed by both sides, along with additional firepower.[1][2]— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeff in CA (talkcontribs) 22:03, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ Andrews, Evan (September 1, 2018). "The Battle of Blair Mountain". A&E Networks. Retrieved November 1, 2023. ... the battle was renewed on September 1. That morning, a detachment of union men assaulted a spot called Craddock Fork with a Gatling gun looted from a coal company store. Logan forces fought back with a machine gun, but after three hours of heavy fire, their weapon jammed. The miners surged forward and briefly broke the defensive line, only to be repulsed by a fusillade of bullets from a second machine gun nest located further up the ridge.
  2. ^ "The Battle of Blair Mountain". National Park Service. Retrieved November 1, 2023. the two sides battled with gatling guns, rifles, and other firearms along the ridge of Blair Mountain.
Sorry, I meant to update this talk page - Thanks to Jeff in CA for doing so. Shearonink (talk) 22:32, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Is this article good to be nominated as a featured article? 2600:6C67:1C00:5F7E:A92C:DB9E:C3C2:C86D (talk) 17:57, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion, No. It should probably go through the Good Article process first. Shearonink (talk) 18:10, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]