Infernal machine | |
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Fieschi's infernal machine at the Musée des Archives Nationales (2012) | |
Type | Volley gun |
Place of origin | France |
Production history | |
Designer | Giuseppe Marco Fieschi |
Designed | 1835 |
No. built | 1 |
Specifications | |
Length | 3.3 ft (1.0 m) |
Width | 3.3 ft (1.0 m) |
Height | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
Barrels | 25 |
Feed system | Manual feed |
Sights | No sights |
The infernal machine (French: machine infernale) is a homemade 25-barrel volley gun built by Giuseppe Marco Fieschi and used in Fieschi's failed assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe I of France on July 28, 1835. The original gun is now on display at the Musée des Archives Nationales in Paris, France.