1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed ... Introduced at the start of the Civil War, Spencer repeating guns were technically advanced, used cartridges (a recent development ...

Jesse James lived by the revolver ... the war with Mexico and Westward migration greatly enhanced his gun's popularity. Samuel Colt died only a year into the Civil War, but his company continued ...

Most were cap and ball revolvers which allowed for soldiers ... just tools of war over the years. Following the Civil War many of these guns were passed down as family heirlooms over the years ...