Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot, revolving firearms.

By 1947, there were actually two design teams working on a pump-action rifle—Remington’s Technical Division in Ilion, N.Y., and the Du Pont Engineering Department in Wilmington, Del.

There’s been a revolution in automatic gearbox technology over recent years, so when people ask ‘what’s the difference between manual and automatic transmission?’ the answers are no longer ...

In 1903, Roosevelt was vice president of the United States. He assumed the presidency on September 14, when President McKinley died from gunshot wounds. Roosevelt understood that he would need the ...

The Chicago Manual of Style is an American English style guide published by the University of Chicago Press. The Manual’s guidelines for publishing, style and usage, and citations and indexes—known as ...

Footage shows two men fleeing Revolver after a nasty stabbing at the Chapel St venue that left a man fighting for life, as “heartbroken” nightclub managers close the bar and cancel gigs in the ...

The Smith & Wesson Model 43C is one of the lightest J-Frame revolvers on the market today, with a weight of just 11.5 ounces. It is an 8-shot .22LR and shares its general overall dimensions and ...

Suffering in the hot weather? Spare a thought then for the population of London back in 1858, a year of sky-high temperatures and the Great Stink. That year, the London Standard reported ...

Driving a manual car might be second nature or a completely new and daunting prospect. Whether you’re a novice with a ‘stick shift’ or seasoned clutch operator, there will always be ...

Picture Courtesy – The British Library. One of the only known photographs of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, taken after his trial in 1858 For more than a century the last Mughal emperor was almost ...

The summer of 1858 was warm and dry. As a result, the water level of the River Thames dropped. This meant the sewage and waste that were being dumped in the river were no longer being quickly ...

There is still work to do. Emmeline Pankhurst was born on 14 July 1858 in Moss Side, Manchester. Her family were very wealthy and her parents were both politically active. As she grew older ...