Essay Archive - The Colt Six-Shooter
The Colt Six-Shooter
The colt six shooter will always be a legend to Texas. Whether you
know it as an accurate, cowboy, Texas Ranger, gun-slinging, out West,
corral gun, or as a little protection, the colt will never be forgotten in
Texas.
Sam Colt is known as the inventor of the first revolving firearm.
Sam's mother died when he was six and his father owned a silk mill in Ware,
Massachusetts. When Sam Colt was seven, he was fascinated by guns. He took
apart his father's gun in a field and was able to successfully rebuild it.
Science, adventures of an active life, and mechanics were all ....
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