samuel colt

     

In 1850 he developed a new Navy model of his 6-shooter

Trivia about samuel colt

  • His "1873", known as The Peacemaker, was a favorite of quick-draw gunslingers
  • After inventing it, he arranged to have his revolver produced in Eli Whitney's factory
  • In addition to the revolver, he invented an electrically controlled naval mine
  • In 1855 he began mass production of the revolver he first designed out of wood while at sea in the 1830s
  • In 1836 he set up shop in Paterson, New Jersey to manufacture his famous revolvers
  • At 241 Steinwehr Ave., you'll find the museum of fine firearms named for this revolver inventor
  • The government ordered 1,000 pistols from him during the Mexican War

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