1540) multi-shot, wheel-lock pistol, made for Emperor Charles V ... became the principal repeating gun of the Civil War. 1861 - Breech loaded guns in common use. 1861-1865 - American Civil ...

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This gun was named for its inventor, Samuel Colt, a native of Hartford, Connecticut, who as a young man designed the world's first revolving-breech pistol. Before Colt came along, most pistols ...