1660/70
Once we invented the gun, that was pretty much it, right? It's a tube of death, why mess with the concept? Because you're a crazy person, that's why.
A big bunch of weird guns!
The 1896 Bittner repeating pistol: my nominee for Most Elegant Handgun Ever.
These 10 pistols, soon up for auction, comprise the most important assemblage of early Colt revolvers, both historically and artistically.