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1835Samuel Colt patents the revolving pistolPatent for a practical revolver mechanismSamuel Colt obtained a British patent for his revolving-cylinder firearm design, followed by a US patent the next year. The invention led to the founding of Colt's manufacturing company and transformed small-arms design.