Infernal machine (weapon)

Infernal machine
Fieschi's infernal machine at the Musée des Archives Nationales (2012)
TypeVolley gun
Place of originFrance
Production history
DesignerGiuseppe Marco Fieschi
Designed1835
No. built1
Specifications
Length3.3 ft (1.0 m)
Width3.3 ft (1.0 m)
Height4 ft (1.2 m)

Barrels25
Feed systemManual feed
SightsNo sights

The infernal machine (French: machine infernale) is a homemade 25-barrel volley gun built by Giuseppe Marco Fieschi and used in Fieschi's failed assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe I of France on July 28, 1835. The original gun is now on display at the Musée des Archives Nationales in Paris, France.


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