A Nock volley gun in the Charleston Museum 1779–1780
Type
Volley gun
Place of origin
Great Britain[1]
Service history
In service
Royal Navy 1782–1804[1]
Used by
United Kingdom[1]
Wars
Napoleonic Wars[1]
Production history
Designed
1779[1]
Specifications
Barrel length
20 inches (510 mm)[1]
Caliber
.46 inches (12 mm)[1]
Barrels
7
Action
Flintlock, multiple barrel[1]
Rate of fire
Seven rounds per discharge, reloading rate variable[1]
Muzzle velocity
Variable
Effective firing range
Variable
Feed system
Muzzle-loaded[1]
The Nock gun was a seven-barrelled flintlock smoothbore firearm used by the Royal Navy during the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars. It is a type of volley gun adapted for ship-to-ship fighting, but was limited in its use because of the powerful recoil and eventually discontinued.[1]
Its operation and historical importance has led to it being portrayed in modern fictional works, notably in The Alamo feature film, and the Richard Sharpe series of novels by Bernard Cornwell.[1]
^ abcdefghijklMatthew Sharpe "Nock's Volley Gun: A Fearful Discharge" American Rifleman December 2012 pp.50-53
The Nockgun was a seven-barrelled flintlock smoothbore firearm used by the Royal Navy during the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars. It is a type of...
The Nock volley gun was considered obsolete by 1805, but a surviving weapon was carried by Richard Widmark in the 1960 movie The Alamo. The Nockgun was...
and the seven-barrelled volley gun, although he did not invent the latter despite it commonly being known as the Nockgun. He was a major supplier to the...
volley guns. Volley guns (such as the Mitrailleuse) and double-barreled pistols relied on duplicating all parts of the gun, though the Nockgun used the...
(born 1968), American circus performer Nockgun, a seven-barrelled volley gun National Oil Corporation of Kenya Nock, a low-level functional programming...
founded as a manufacturer of guns made in Shotley Bridge in County Durham, by Henry Nock in London in 1772. Besides guns, the company has also produced...
wife Renee, and his step-children run Gunsmoke Guns, located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. They specialize in gun manufacture, trade, customization, and instruction...
and are called arrow guns or sometimes airbows. These arrows are designed with a hollow shaft that is open in the rear where the nock would normally be....
gentle man, with a passion for birdwatching. His weapon of choice is a Nockgun, given to him by Sharpe as a "Christmas present" (Sharpe's Gold). Harper...
Chapeau returned to Fort Apache without Nock-ay-det-klinne, Carr told Cruse to let the scouts keep their guns after their inspection and to prepare to...
American gun ownership Gun laws in the United States by state Second Amendment sanctuary Gun politics Index of gun politics articles Overview of gun laws...
is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent gun rights...
Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016. Nock, M. K.; Borges, G.; Bromet, E. J.; Cha, C. B.; Kessler, R. C.; Lee, S. (14...
Prairie District Howard H. Cherry Scout Reservation Camp Wakonda Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge Headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, the Illowa Council serves Scouts...
all guns would be unwise as well as immoral," additionally Shapiro stated, "...here's the problem: Not a single gun law short of full-scale gun confiscation...
reclassifying gun kits as firearms under the Gun Control Act and requiring manufacturers to be licensed and inscribe serial numbers on gun kits. Massie...
is a vocal gun rights advocate. MTV labeled him a "staunch Second Amendment supporter", while The Daily Telegraph in London called him a "gun-nut". In January...
from 2002 to 2005, forming his own troupe in 2005. He performed with Bello Nock in 2007 and 2008 in a double version of the Wheel of Steel that he helped...
to the bowstring with the nock (a small locking groove located at the proximal end of the arrow). This step is called "nocking the arrow". Typical arrows...
American Grit 2016–2017 co-production with Leftfield Pictures and Hard Nocks South Productions You the Jury 2017 Beat Shazam 2017–2019 co-production...
Global Information
Great Britain[1]