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Samuel Colt and his Revolver
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Samuel Colt and his Revolver
by Sherry ShindelarSamuel Colt was only sixteen years old in 1830 when he designed the first working model of the gun that would revolutionize firearms: the Colt revolver. It took him six years to obtain a patent and two years after that, he found a manufacturer. But no one wanted the gun. The US didn’t even have a cavalry yet, and ordinary people viewed the new pistol as an impractical oddity.Samuel Colt 1855 engraving by John Chester ButtreThe…
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