Gast gun

The Gast gun was a German twin barrelled machine gun that was developed by Karl Gast of Vorwerk und Companie of Barmen and used during the First World War. Its unique operating system produced a very high rate of fire of 1,600 rounds per minute. The same principle was later used as the basis for the widely used Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L series of Russian aircraft autocannon.

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

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Frameless

Gast machine gun with drum magazines removed

Gast machine gun with drum magazines, top view

Gast machine gun with drum magazines

Operating mechanism of Gast machine gun

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Gast machine gun with drum magazines removed		Commons
commons	image		Gast machine gun with drum magazines, top view		Commons
commons	image		Gast machine gun with drum magazines		Commons
commons	image		Operating mechanism of Gast machine gun		Commons