Francesco Antonio Broccu
(1797-1882)
Italian artisan and inventor
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Francesco Antonio Broccu (1797–1882), was an Italian artisan and inventor, born in Gadoni, Sardinia, regarded as the first developer of the Revolver, realised by him in 1833. He received a prize of 300 francs for his invention, but he did not patent it. His revolver was shown to the King Charles Albert of Sardinia in 1843. In 1835 a similar gun was patented by Samuel Colt.
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1882 (aged 84)
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