In 1836, a test of a 12-lb (95 mm) rapid-firing cannon was conducted in a test range near Constantinople in Turkey. The creator of the gun was an American John Cochran (John Cochran). A year before, he had demonstrated his invention in Europe.
At this event, the Turkish vizier turned out. The cannon of Cochrane made a great impression on him. Vizier persuaded the American to present new weapons in Istanbul.
Kohrein arrived in Turkey, where he was introduced to the Sultan. He became interested, ordered a test specimen for the inventor, appointed him a "gunsmith", provided a home and an opportunity to look for helpers. However, Kohrein did not find the masters of proper qualifications and began to work personally.
After a while he showed the manufactured gun to Turkish officials; those were satisfied - it remained to demonstrate a new weapon to the Sultan.
The test, from which the story began, was held in a solemn atmosphere. In addition to Sultan Mahmud II there were about 3000 people. For 15 minutes the gun produced about 100 shots. The barrel was heated up to 650 ° C, but the drum was heated only to 250 ° C. The Sultan was pleased.
He asked the inventor how much he was entitled to as compensation for expenses. He replied that he did everything for pleasure. The next day he received from the ruler a bag of gold coins - as a gift.
The gun, however, but mass production did not go well; one copy is kept in the Istanbul museum, though, unfortunately, without a drum.
Kohrein returned to America. He invented another three-charged gun and several revolvers and guns; they all had a drum horizontally. But they could not stand the competition with Nagan's weapons, they were produced in very small quantities and are now of interest to collectors.
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