Rather doubtful, since the weapon was named for it's inventor, Richard J. Gatling- note the G at the end.
Its a Gatling gun, and no.
Mechanical
The inventor of the Gatling gun was Richard Jordan Gatling. The machine gun- like weapon was named after the inventor. He invented it in 1862.
Dr. Richard J. Gatling. See link for history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_gun
Hiram Maxim
Hiram Maxim
harrison lingle
Hiram Maxim
Jonathon Browning.
Sir Hiram Maxim.
no
Harrison Lingle
Yes. There were machine guns in WW1. There were Gatlin Guns, a type of machine gun, in the Civil War.Yes