Robert Adams (1809-1880) was a 19th-century British United Kingdom
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handgun designer and manufacturer who patented the first successful double-action revolverRevolver
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in 1851. His revolvers were used during the Crimean WarCrimean War
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, the Indian MutinyIndian rebellion of 1857
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, the U.S. Civil War, and the Anglo-Zulu WarAnglo-Zulu War
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