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.
Samuel Colt invented it in 1836
patrice revolver
Samuel Colt invented the revolver in 1836
well Samuel colt made it but i don't know when it was invented
The 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.
Your Colt Lawman revolver was made in the year 1972.
AROUND 1917.
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.
No published sn data.
To kill people at close range instead of using a rifle:P