The revolver, a handgun with a rotating cylinder, was first patented by Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut, nearly 200 years ago. Upon their introduction, revolvers represented a technological leap ...

38 Long Colt revolvers during the fight against the Moro warriors in the Philippine Insurrection of 1899-1902. But was the .38 Long Colt truly the abysmal failure that conventional wisdom makes it ...

1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot, revolving firearms.

Nonetheless, the Remington Navy retained its handsome looks after conversion unlike the equally elegant Colt 1851 and 1860 conversion revolvers that look like a classical building with ...

"A search was carried out at his home address," said Mr Welch. Police found half a kilo of amphetamine, a barrel of cannabis ...