Samuel+Colt+Biography

Samuel Colt Biography Samuel was born near Hartford, Connecticut in 1814. Samuel Colt was sent off to sea by his father. While on board he noticed the steering wheel on the ship when he turned the wheel it spun around and around. Later on in 1830 the ship went on a voyage to India Colt noticed the repeating pistol. So when the ship came back to the U.S Colt went home to Connecticut and he invented the revolver he used his knowledge by remembering the steering wheel and the repeating pistol to invent the revolver.

Colt used a pawl mechanism to rotate the cylinder that held the held the bullets. The cylinder was held in place by cocking the hammer. The design was so simple he whittled a wooden model. In 1836 Colt received a patent for his revolver and opened Patent Arms Manufacturing Company in Patterson, New Jersey. The country was a peace at this time and there was a little enthusiasm of the rapid fire weapon. Later in 1846 Samuel Colt’s company went bankrupt. Colt closed the business and later became interested in underwater stuff such as land mines underwater and sending telegraphs underwater. Later the U.S military bought a few and the revolver saved a mans life and the army after the war ordered thousands of revolvers. The revolver got the nickname of “ Gun that Won the War” because of its power and accuracy.