Jonas Offrell
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Template:Short description Template:Multiple issues Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Jonas Offrell (1803 – 1863) was a Swedish priest who developed a revolver at the same time and independently of Samuel Colt.
Offrell was born in 1803 into a farming family.[1] In 1826 he came to Uppsala University to study theology. In 1838, Offrell designed a rapid-fire revolver.[2] Offrell first test fired the revolver in the summer of 1839. In 1841, Offrell received a patent for his innovation.[1]