Robert Adams (1809-1880) Revolver

Robert Adams (1809-1880) was a 19th-century British United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and state that lies off the northwest coast of mainland Europe Europe....
handgun designer and manufacturer who patented the first successful double-action revolverRevolver
A revolver is a multishot firearm, usually a handgun, in which the rounds are held in a revolving cylinder that rotates to fire them through a single barrel....
in 1851. His revolvers were used during the Crimean WarCrimean War
The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1853 until 1 April 1856 and was fought between Imperial Russia on one side and an alliance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ot...
, the Indian MutinyIndian rebellion of 1857
The Indian rebellion of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprisings as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against United Kingdom occupation of that part of the subcontinent....
, the U.S. Civil War, and the Anglo-Zulu WarAnglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between United Kingdom and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent.

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