The most popular types were "ball and cap" percussion arms and would have included single shot- and two shot- pistols. The Deringer (with one D) was popular, and the "pepperbox" pistol was being replaced by Colt's revolver, patented in 1836. However, the pinfire cartridge had been introduced in Europe, and the .22 Rimfire in the US- these cartridge arms would begin to replace the "ball and cap" firearms.
Pistols were probably first made for hunting purposes or because of war.
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Regent is made in Turkey. Norinco is made in China. Both make a M1911 type pistol
Colt's
WWII Japan made one or two military type (style) revolvers, and the rest were semi-automatic Nambu pistols during the war, mostly in 8mm caliber. Single shot pistols are either antique muzzle loaders or special cartridge firing "target" pistols. Hardly no military during WWII had need of single shot pistols.
Oyster pearl
Around 1857
In Hartford, Connecticut.
No published history
1956 through 1963. There were two tpes of model 80 583.800 made from 1955 through 1961 and type 583.801 made in 1962 and 1963 http://www.histandard.info/models/pistols/Dura.html
they had made hats out of fur and sell it
big guns. Plus, pistols (revolvers), semi-automatic pistols (automatics), single shot pistols, derringers, rifles, and shotguns.