The revolver begins with a simple enough idea, back when most practical firearms were muzzleloaders: to get a higher rate of fire, add more guns.
Today we're looking at the history and development of military revolvers, from precursors like 18th century flintlock revolvers to Colt percussion revolvers, and on through World War II era ordnance revolvers.
Revolvers saw their heyday of military service during the later half of the 19th century before being sidelined by semi-automatic pistols, although many, many, revolvers saw service in the World Wars.
