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  • earlier, me and my buddy Sean headed out to Utah.

  • Check out a Civil War era Gatling gun.

  • These guns are the Holy Grail for collectors.

  • So we're really hoping we're not too late and it hasn't been put in auction.

  • Okay, General store where the guns I own Pioneer Market.

  • We like guns of all kinds way.

  • Especially like the old guns.

  • All right, so the real reason why we came up here is we heard that there might be a Gatling gun available.

  • Where did you hear that little birdie told me.

  • Well, we do have one.

  • Would you like to say it's kind over here in the other end of the store?

  • Absolutely.

  • Oh, that's easy.

  • It's a cold Gatling gun.

  • Mark 18 83 model.

  • It's in almost perfect condition.

  • This is almost like factory mint.

  • Yeah, I'm almost speechless here.

  • It does kind of tend to leave a guy speechless.

  • This is beautiful.

  • This is amazing shape.

  • You have a national treasure sitting here.

  • I know what it is.

  • So, to your knowledge, has this ever been restored?

  • Is there any replacement parts?

  • All original.

  • All original.

  • Got.

  • Got all of your original markings cold Hartford, Connecticut.

  • Gatling Gun patented.

  • Model 18 83.

  • This is the magazine holds 105 rounds.

  • Car could just go down into here.

  • This buyers as fast as you turned the crank up to 750 rounds per minute.

  • Really?

  • Oh, my God.

  • We have a mounted in the store on the tripod because the carriage mount won't fit through the doors with the two wooden spoke wheels.

  • The original carriage?

  • Yes.

  • It's the original air.

  • Oh, my God.

  • This guy's better condition as well.

  • Here is the real deal.

  • I've always wanted to get up close and personal with one of these and check it out.

  • This is at the pinnacle of perfection of its kind.

  • All right, so you're selling this.

  • How much you asking?

  • One Almost identical to this.

  • Sold at an auction in Texas two years ago for 335,000.

  • And that's what I'm gonna ask for mine.

  • Okay, this gal Egan is is probably more valuable on most.

  • A lot of people would say, Well, the price of guns has gone down.

  • The economy is not doing very well.

  • Well, this isn't the gun for the regular person in the economy if you're serious buyers.

  • If you guys were interested in buying this, we can take it out and shoot.

  • Yeah, we're interested.

  • Okay.

  • I can't believe this guy's actually gonna let us fire Is Gatling gun?

  • I mean, how many people live today have actually shot one of these things?

  • This is so cool.

  • Thistles this amazing.

  • Once this thing was cranking, anything in its path was going down.

  • 20.

  • You guys want to fire this baby?

  • Me?

  • Me?

  • I thought I was your friend.

  • This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me.

  • I got to do it as faras in my industry.

  • The Gatling gun is the king.

  • There are so few of them that exist, and more so of a rarity.

  • One that is actually in fireable condition.

  • I am way beyond excited.

  • Well, we got some water jugs, got him set out there at 100 yards, and I think it's gonna work.

  • Really good.

  • All right.

  • Um, try and aim it.

  • The damage that this thing would inflict was pretty enormous.

  • Record then hit.

  • Take over.

  • It was amazing.

  • I fired off 50 rounds in, like, three seconds.

  • I'm shaking If I could work out a decent price, you're damn right.

  • I'm gonna buy it.

  • All right, So after shooting this thing, I'm just dying to know.

  • What do you have to have out of the Gatling gun?

  • Gatling gun has got to be 335,000.

  • Are you open to offers on that, or you're just not gonna budge.

  • It's a piece of history, and I got a whole tied on that.

  • It's got to be 335,000.

  • Um, I have the Gatling gun on a very high pedestal.

  • It may be the ultimate gun.

  • I mean, I don't mean to insult you, but I'll give you 200 grand.

  • Well, that's too low of an offer.

  • I'll tell you what, I could go up to 220,000.

  • That's it.

  • A lot of money.

  • You bring this thing the auction, and they charge you 30%.

  • That's $100,000.

  • So we're actually closer than you think.

  • That's a fair offer, but I think I'm gonna have to pass.

  • Okay.

  • I understand.

  • Well, we should try it.

earlier, me and my buddy Sean headed out to Utah.

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