1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed ... and the Spencer became the principal repeating gun of the Civil War. 1861 - Breech loaded guns in common use. 1861-1865 - American Civil ...

Derek Landers explores how 19th-century American gunmakers produced cartridge revolvers while avoiding Smith & Wesson's ...

This gun was named for its inventor, Samuel Colt, a native of Hartford, Connecticut, who as a young man designed the world's first revolving-breech pistol. Before Colt came along, most pistols ...

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This early 16th century cast iron, breech-loading cannon is the only one of its kind in Wales. It is designed to be carried on a ship of war and fired through a gun port on the side of the hull.