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Elisha Collier | |
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| Born | Elisha Haydon Collier 1788 |
| Died | January 23, 1856 |
| Occupation | Firearms designer |
Elisha Haydon Collier (1788–1856) of Boston, Massachusetts, invented a flintlock revolver around 1814. His weapon is one of the earliest true revolvers, after the 1739's revolver of Iaumandreu from Manresa and 1702's of Rovira from Ripoll, exhibited in the Armouries of the Tower of London,[1] in contrast to the earlier pepperboxes which were multi-barreled guns.[2] Collier's revolver was not self rotating but it was self-priming: a compartment automatically released gunpowder into the pan when the hammer was cocked.[3][4][5]
- ^ Lavin, J.D. (1965). A History of Spanish Firearms. Arco gun library. H. Jenkins. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ Bowman, H.W. (1963). Lucian Cary (ed.). Antique Guns (4th printing ed.). Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications. p. 94.
- ^ "Flintlock Revolver from Elisha Collier". My Armory Discussion Forums. April 2008.
- ^ Elisha Collier revolver schematic Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Image of Elisha Collier's revolver Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine