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Puckle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Giles Puckle (born 1979), English cricketer *James Puckle (1667–1724), English inventor, lawyer, and writer **Puckle gun, a flintlock revolver See also *Pückler The House of Pückler, with branches named Pückler-Muskau, Pückler-Burghauss (Pückler-Burghauß), Pückler-Limpurg and Pückler-Groditz, was an old and influential German noble family which originated from Silesia. The Imperial County of Pü ...

Giles Puckle
Giles David Puckle (born 24 March 1979) is an English cricketer. Puckle is a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Epsom, Surrey. Puckle represented the Surrey Cricket Board in a single List A match against Lincolnshire in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001. In his only List A match, he scored 5 runs and took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 23.00, with figures of 2/46. He currently plays club cricket for Malden Wanderers Cricket Club in the Surrey Championship. References External linksGiles Puckleat Cricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a d ...Giles Puckleat CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Puckle, Giles 1979 births Living people Cricketers from Epsom Cricketers from Surrey ...
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James Puckle
James Puckle (1667–1724) was an English inventor, lawyer and writer from London chiefly remembered for his invention of the ''Defence Gun'', better known as the ''Puckle gun'', a multi-shot gun mounted on a stand capable of (depending on which version) firing up to nine rounds per minute. The Puckle gun is one of the first weapons referred to as a machine gun (though its operation does not match the modern definition of the term) and resembles a large revolver. Puckle's best-known literary work (reprinted as recently as 1900) was ''The Club'', a moral dialogue between a father and son. Puckle gun In 1718, Puckle patented his new invention, the ''Defence Gun'' — a tripod-mounted, single-barreled flintlock weapon fitted with a multishot revolving cylinder, designed for shipboard use to prevent boarding. The barrel was long with a bore of and a pre-loaded cylinder which held 6-11 charges and could fire 63 shots in seven minutes—this at a time when the standard soldier's m ...
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Puckle Gun
The Puckle gun (also known as the defence gun) was a primitive crew-served, manually-operated flintlock revolver patented in 1718 by James Puckle (1667–1724), a British inventor, lawyer and writer. It was one of the earliest weapons to be referred to as a "machine gun", being called such in a 1722 shipping manifest, though its operation does not match the modern use of the term. It was never used during any combat operation or war. Production was highly limited and may have been as few as two guns. Design and patent The Puckle gun is a tripod-mounted, single-barreled flintlock weapon fitted with a manually operated revolving cylinder; Puckle advertised its main application as an anti- boarding gun for use on ships. The barrel was long with a bore of . The cylinder held 6 to 11 shots depending on configuration, and was hand-loaded with powder and shot while detached from the weapon. According to the Patent Office of the United Kingdom, "In the reign of Queen Anne, the law o ...
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