Samuel Colt
19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)
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Samuel Colt was a 19th-century American inventor and industrialist who revolutionized firearms manufacturing by perfecting the revolver, a gun capable of firing multiple shots without reloading. His innovations in mass production and marketing made reliable, affordable firearms widely available, which significantly shaped American history and industry.
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Samuel Colt (/koʊlt/; July 19, 1814 – January 10, 1862) was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and made the mass production of revolvers commercially viable.
Colt's first two business ventures were producing firearms in Paterson, New Jersey, and making underwater mines. His business expanded rapidly after 1847, when the Texas Rangers ordered 1,000 revolvers during the American war with Mexico. During the American Civil War, his factory in Hartford supplied firearms both to the North and the South. Later, his firearms were used widely during the settling of the western frontier. When Colt died in 1862, he was one of the wealthiest men in the United States.
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