2 hours agoFive-round pistol invented 185 years ago
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)On February 25, 1836, Samuel Colt recorded his invention, the five - bullet revolver. The operating principle of the Colt gun was not new, but it was more practical than all the long-term revolutions. The U.S. Army and navy included the colve in its standard weapons arsenal, which affected the weapon [...]
The operating principle of the Colt gun was not new, but it was more practical than all the long-term revolutions.
The U.S. Army and navy included the colve in its standard weapons arsenal, which contributed to the use of this weapon by other army units.
The Colt weapons plant at Patterson, New Jersey State, produced thousands of such pistols until 1841, when the second Walter Colt version was released.
The new pistol Walter Colt, weighing about two pounds [1 kg] and the 23cm long throat, was said to have resembled an artillery ball.
