# James Puckle

> James Puckle (1667–1724) was an English inventor, lawyer and writer from London chiefly remembered for his invention of the Defence Gun, better known as the Puckle gun, a multi-shot gun mounted on a stand capable of firing up to nine rounds per minute. The Puckle gun is one of the first weapons referred to as a machine gun and resembles a large revolver.

*British firearm designer (1677–1724)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-puckle

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1667
- **Died:** 1724
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [جيمس باكل](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%84)
- [James Puckle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Puckle)
- [James Puckle](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Puckle)
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- [Джеймс Пакл](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13446971)

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