18th Century Self-Rotating Flintlock Revolver
Royal Armouries
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11m
To quote an article from our Keeper of Firearms: "although the ‘throughline’ from seventeenth and eighteenth century designs to Collier and Colt is far from clear" todays episode of #WhatisthisWeapon will revolve around "one of several ‘false starts’ made in the quest for practical, one-handed firepower."
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