About Jonas Offrell
Lived 1803 – 1863 (aged 59–60). Jonas Offrell was a Swedish priest and engineer.
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. In 1826 he came to Uppsala University to study theology. In 1838, Offrell designed a rapid-fire revolver. Offrell first test fired the revolver in the summer of 1839. In 1841, Offrell received a patent for his innovation.
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Who was Jonas Offrell?
Swedish firearms inventor (1803–1863)
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Jonas Offrell was born in 1803 in Sweden.
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Jonas Offrell died in 1863 in Sweden.
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Jonas Offrell was a priest and engineer.
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Jonas Offrell was Swedish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jonas Offrell. https://biography.guide/jonas-offrell/
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