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This really depends on how one wishes to define the term "pistol". If one is simply referring to a gun held in the hands, operated with one or two hands, and lacking a shoulder stock; this really can't be answered as hand-held devices that use black powder to launch things are nearly as old as black powder itself.
The term "pistol" originates from old French dating back to the 1500's. So one could say the first proper pistols were made in the 1500's, but again hand-held firearms existed long before that time, and we cannot really pin down who was first to call his handgun a "pistol". So actually pinning down a name to a single individual or even a single type of pistol is not really practical.
The oldest "handgonne" dates as far back as the 1200's, and those are simply those units that are known to have survived to the modern day. So there really is no way to identify who made the first handheld gun.
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When was the first pistol invented?
The first repeating pistol was invented by Elisha Collier in 1818
Who invented the first repeating pistol?
The first repeating pistol was invented by Elisha Collier in 1818
When was the first repeating pistol invented?
The first repeating pistol was invented by Elisha Collier in 1818
Who invented the repeating pistol?
The first repeating pistol was invented by Elisha Collier in 1818
What us inventor developed the first repeating pistol?
Samuel Colt invented the first, practical repeating pistol.
Who is the first person invented the pistol?
samuel colt i think
Was the rifle invented before the shotgun?
The black powered gun was first and it shot shotgun slugs but the pistol was the first gun ever invented
Who invented the hand pistol?
Colt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No one knows who built the first 'hand pistol', as they appeared in the 17th century,( if I remember right.) The
When was the pistol invented?
1787
When was the Makarov pistol invented?
The Makarov pistol was invented in 1951 by Russia and Soviet Union. This pistol was used in both the Soviet war in Afghanistan and in the Vietnam war.
Why was the invented pistol?
Ease of use.
Was the first handgun a revolver?
No, the first handguns were single shot pistols. A pistol with a revolving barrel was not invented until a couple of hundred years later.
