There are examples of "revolving barrel" firearms made before 1500 AD.
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∙ 2012-01-05 00:04:44The revolver was invented by Samuel Colt as an anecdote for single-shot weapons, which until the invention of the revolver, was all that were available. He seized upon the idea of a gun that could be fired more than once, without having to reload.
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38 special is only a revolver caliber. that's like saying a 44 magnum revolver or a 500 special revolver. a revolver is a revolver
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Many people credit Samuel Colt as being the inventor of the revolver in 1832. However, there were earlier revolving guns- Colt made a good one, but not the first one. Perhaps the earliest is actually a small revolving cannon built by James Puckle (no, that really is the name) in 1718. You can find the wikipedia article on the Puckle Gun.
Samuel Colt invented the first revolver. I'm not sure if it was a six shot but he invented the first revolver.
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Samuel Colt invented the revolver in 1836
black power or cartridge rounds? Colt made the first "practical" revolver, so this was the first commercially successful cartridge revolver. I can't say about black powder... but you should read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver <><><> The first Colt revolvers were black powder handguns. The self contained cartridge was invented later.
It was Samuel Colt. Also, it was made in1836.
Samuel Colt invented it in 1836
I do not know his first name who invented revolver? That was Cobalt
The first American gun that was invented, was the Colt firearm in 1836. It was invented by Samuel Colt (1814-1862) of Utah. This was a revolver, the first rifle was in 1879 by John Moses Browning.
Robert Adams (UK) patented a double action only revolver in 1851, i belive this is the first but am not an expert so someone cuold prove me wrong.
1835
when was the first revolver made?
Never!, Samuel Colt did not ivent the first gun. He improved it and popularized the revolver.