Firearms History

Who invented revolver? Samuel Colt Daniel Leavitt Robert Adams Revolver / Inventors. Samuel Colt, an American inventor and industrialist from Hartford was born on. He patented the revolver on and died on in Hartford, United States. Read more on www.indiatoday.in The revolver is a type of firearm with many bullet chambers inside of a rotating … Read more

Why was the first gun invented? It all started in China around 850 C.E., when Chinese alchemists accidentally created gunpowder while trying to develop a “”fountain of youth”” potion. The resulting powder called huo yao, was a blend of charcoal, saltpeter and sulfur. They quickly learned the powder could be used in warfare. Read more … Read more

What did the first gun look like? The earliest depiction of a gun is a sculpture from a cave in Sichuan dating to the 12th century of a Chinese figure carrying a vase-shaped bombard with flames and a cannonball coming out of it. Read more on en.wikipedia.org The “fire lance,” sometimes regarded as the first … Read more