page_title: Davis gun
hierarchical_section_title: Davis gun
context_page_description: The Davis gun was the first true recoilless gun developed and taken into service. It was developed by Commander Cleland Davis of the US Navy, in 1910, just prior to World War I.
context_section_description: The Davis gun was the first true recoilless gun developed and taken into service. It was developed by Commander Cleland Davis  of the US Navy, in 1910, just prior to World War I.
caption: Davis gun mounted on Curtiss F5L anti-submarine seaplane
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