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James Puckle Made the Puckle Gun
in the 17th century, military small arms have gone through a series of significant changes over the years. In 1718, James Puckle of London, England, demonstrated his new invention, the "Puckle Gun," a tripod-mounted, single-barreled flintlock gun fitted with a multi-shot revolving cylinder. -
Samuel Colt invented first revolver
Samuel Colt invented the first revolver -- named after its revolving cylinder. He was issued a U.S. patent in 1836 for the Colt firearm equipped with a revolving cylinder containing five or six bullets with an innovative cocking device. -
Samuel Colt made the colt revolver.
Samuel Colt received a British patent for his revolver in 1835 and an American patent (number 138) on February 25, 1836 for a Revolving gun, and made the first production model on March 5 of that year. -
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Hiram Maxim made the machine gun.
Hiram Maxim was born in Sangersville, Maine in 1840 and was the inventor of the Maxim Machine Gun and the Maxim Silencer. In 1881, a friend of American inventor Hiram Maxim told him: "If you wanted to make a lot of money, invent something that will enable these Europeans to cut each other's throats with." -
Doctor Richard Gatling made he Gatling Gun
In 1861, Doctor Richard Gatling patented the Gatling Gun, a six-barreled weapon capable of firing a (then) phenomenal 200 rounds per minute. The Gatling gun was a hand-driven, crank-operated, multi-barrel, machine gun. The first machine gun with reliable loading, the Gatling gun had the ability to fire sustained multiple bursts. -
Captain Patrick Ferguson made the rifle.
The breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick Ferguson of Pitfours, Scotland. John Moses Browning was the prolific gun designer who invented the Winchester rifle (30/30), the pump shotgun and the Colt 45 automatic. He is best known for his automatic pistols and was the first one to invent the slide, which encloses the barrel of a pistol and the firing mechanism. -
samuel Gardiner Jr. made the "high explosive rifle bullet"
Samuel Gardiner Jr. received a U.S. Patent in 1863 on a "high explosive rifle bullet" in .54, .58, and .69 calibers. Fused to explode in less than three seconds after firing, it ensured that any soldier hit by the projectile with a range of 400 yards faced the danger of the bullet exploding within the impact wound. The U.S. Government purchased 110,000 rounds of such ammunition for issue during the Civil War.