Hello,
Thanks for writing (and calling).
It is indeed a Type II 1862 Gatling in our collection. It's definitely set up for rimfire cartridges, though they still use separate chambers. Opening up the gun, you can plainly see the striker arranged to hit the rim of a cartridge, rather than a center-aligned percussion cap.
Alex MacKenzie
Curator
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