humanoidhistory:TODAY IN HISTORY: The first practical revolver was invented in 1831 by firearms pion
humanoidhistory:TODAY IN HISTORY: The first practical revolver was invented in 1831 by firearms pioneer Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut, and patented on February 25, 1836. The example above is the Colt Model 1861 Navy revolver used by General George McClellan.(National American History Museum/New York Public Library)Yesterday in gun history -- source link