Rollin White
(1817-1892)
American inventor, American Civil War industrialist and Firearm designer
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Rollin White (June 6, 1817 – March 22, 1892) was an American gunsmith who invented a single shot bored-through revolver cylinder that allowed paper cartridges to be loaded from the rear of a revolver's cylinder. Because the open breeches were unprotected from lateral fire, all charges would instantly explode in a chain fire. Only one gun would be built to White's specifications, and that for use in a trial to show the impracticality of the gun. The gun could not fire metallic cartridges.
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6 June 1817 Williamstown, Vermont
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22 March 1892 (aged 74) Lowell, Massachusetts
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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