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RE: Contrary to popular belief, the first "machine gun" was made before America's Revolutionary War
Not to mention the Girandoni, the most important rifle in American history, a repeating, 22 round magazine fed suppressed rifle.
and the Cookson repeater
I debated whether to include it since it was 1791, I believe. But Lewis and Clark used it to impress many of the indigenous people they came across in their travels.
Indeed, "hi guys, we come in peace, want to see our awesome gun? we have a whole load of them. Cool huh? mind if we pass through?"