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of Boston, Massachusetts, invented a flintlock revolver in 1818 in cooperation with his associates Cornelius Coolidge and Artemus Wheeler. His weapon was one of the earliest true revolvers, in contrast to the earlier pepperboxes which were multi-barreled guns. It was patented in 1818, produced from 1819 by John Evans & Son of London, and purchased by European officers in

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