On February 25, 1836 the American Inventor Samuel Colt patented the Revolver.
The Industrialist who is today known as creator and inventor of the most popular gun design, a six-barreled Colt pistol called “revolver“, instantly became famous after this discovery, reports History section of Gaston Gazette.
A Pioneer in the FieldAs a founder of” Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company” (today known as “Colt’s Manufacturing Company”) he greatly popularized the use of interchangeable parts,...
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