Was the Hammond revolver better than its Colt rivals?
Royal Armouries
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17m
The mid-nineteenth century saw an explosion in small arms technologies. At a time when Samuel Colt was selling his now famous revolvers, the Hammond was developed as a higher calibre alternative. The marketing materials of the Hammond Patent made out that this pistol was the best in the world at the time, Jonathan reveals just how truthful that statement was.
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