Full record for energy gun n.

Definition	a weapon firing a beam of energy =ray gun
OED requirements	any evidence 1941
Earliest cite	A.E. van Vogt, The Seesaw
Comment	Fred Galvin submitted a 1952 cite from Kendell Foster Crossen's "The Caphian Caper". Katrina Campbell submitted a cite from a 1985 reprint of John Brunner's 1976 "Interstellar Empire"; Mike Christie verified the cite in the 1965 first edition of "The Altar on Asconel". Fred Galvin submitted a cite from a 1969 reprint of Poul Anderson's 1967 "Starfog" which Mike Christie verified in the original publication. Fred Galvin submitted a cite from a 1984 reprint of Isaac Asimov's "In A Good Cause", and subsequently verified the cite in the 1951 original appearance in the Raymond Healy anthology "New Tales of Space and Time". Fred Galvin submitted a 1949 cite from A.E. van Vogt's "The Weapon Shops of Isher". This novel incorporates the earlier short story "The Seesaw": Fred Galvin submitted a cite from a 1983 reprint, and Mike Christie verified that the term was used in its original publicstion. (Astounding Science Fiction, July 1941). Fred Galvin submitted a 1947 cite from Edmond Hamilton's "The Star of Life" Besides antedatings, we would like cites of any date from other sources.
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Citations for energy gun n.

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1952 K. F. Crossen Caphian Caper in Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec. 36/2	As Manning predicted, within twenty four hours one of the Caphian ships appeared and settled to the ground just out of the range of an energy gun. The Rigelian appeared and faced toward them.
1967 Analog Sci. Fiction/Sci. Fact Aug. 26/1	Graydal and Demring must needs use their energy guns at minimum intensity for flashcasters. And even so, they often stumbled.