: Ar gent ine ▁exp atri ate ▁sports people ▁in ▁Mexico ▁Category : Ar gent ine ▁exp atri ate ▁sports people ▁in ▁Spain ▁Category : Ar gent ine ▁exp atri ate ▁sports people ▁in ▁Greece ▁Category : Ar gent ine ▁exp atri ate ▁sports people ▁in ▁China ▁Category : Ar gent ine ▁exp atri ate ▁sports people ▁in ▁E cuador <0x0A> </s> ▁Francesco ▁Antonio ▁Bro cc u ▁( 1 7 9 7 – 1 8 8 2 ), ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁art isan ▁and ▁invent or , ▁born ▁in ▁G ad oni , ▁S ardin ia , ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁developer ▁of ▁the ▁Revol ver , ▁real ised ▁by ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁prize ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁fran cs ▁for ▁his ▁in vention , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁pat ent ▁it . ▁His ▁revol ver ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁Charles ▁Albert ▁of ▁S ardin ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁a ▁similar ▁gun ▁was ▁pat ented ▁by ▁Samuel ▁Col t . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Born ▁and ▁living ▁in ▁G ad oni , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁S ardin ia ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Nu oro , ▁from ▁child hood ▁he ▁showed ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁mechan ics , ▁and ▁he ▁built ▁many ▁to ys ▁using ▁materials ▁such ▁as ▁re eds , ▁wood ▁and ▁c ork . ▁He ▁also ▁built ▁bronze ▁b ells ▁and ▁a ▁wooden ▁cru c if ix ▁of ▁excellent ▁work mans