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Colt Revolver. Dean R. 2/25/11. Free Play Music, Knife Fight 3/311, www.freeplaymusic.com. Lemelson MIT, Colt , 2/28/11, http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/colt.html. Invention: Colt Revolver. Colt Revolver was obtained by Sam Colt from the U.S. Army
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Colt Revolver Dean R. 2/25/11 Free Play Music, Knife Fight 3/311, www.freeplaymusic.com
Lemelson MIT, Colt, 2/28/11, http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/colt.html
Invention: Colt Revolver • Colt Revolver was obtained by Sam Colt from the U.S. Army • Colt Revolver shoots 6 more bullets than other sidearm or pistols. • Colt Revolver was so famous more people created the model by modifying it. • Colt Revolver is mostly used by Texas Rangers • The most famous revolver is the 44 magnum.
Inventor: Samuel Colt • Sam Colt was born in July 19 1814. • He set up a shop in 1837 in Paterson, New Jersey. • At age of 22, Colt obtained a U.S. patent for Colt Revolver. • The industrial Colt had also created several other revolvers including belt, pocket, and holster revolvers. • In 1846, The Mexican War began and the U.S. War Department came to Colt for help.