Samuel Colt was born on July 19th of 1814 in Hartford, Connecticut. Sam was known as the inventor of the revolving pistol or also called the six shooter back in the cowboys time. He got his first idea for a revolver while he was on his way to India, which he patented in 1835. Not many people wanted the revolving pistols and his business failed in 1842. Five years later he came back in business when the soldiers came up with the favorable gun. They wanted 1000 pistols for the Mexican War. He improved his pistol before the outbreak of the Mexican War in 1846-1848. He constructed a large bulding called Coltsville with the latest tools and machinery. During the Civil War Colt produced over 400,000 pistols and 85,000 rifles which came in second in production to Springfield which was made by the government. 11 years after Colt died they came up with a .45 cal revolver that was called a "Peacemaker".
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