Samuel Colt

Born:19 July 1814, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
INVENTIONS

1.Revolver:-

A revolver is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six cartridges before needing to be reloaded, revolvers are also commonly called six shooters.A revolver works by having several firing chambers arranged in a circle in a cylindrical block that are brought into alignment with the firing mechanism and barrel one at a time.

2.Colt Paterson:-

The Colt Paterson revolver was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel.

3.Colt Dragoon Revolver:-

The Colt Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver is a .44 caliber revolver designed by Samuel Colt for the U.S. Army's Regiment of Mounted Rifles. The revolver was also issued to the Army's "Dragoon" regiments. This revolver was designed as a solution to numerous problems encountered with the Colt Walker.

4.Colt Ring Lever Rifle:-

The Colt First Model Ring Lever rifle and Colt Second Model Ring Lever rifle are two early cap-lock revolving rifles that were produced by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company between 1837 and 1841.

Awards:- Telford Medal.

Death: 10 January 1862, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.