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Samuel Colt's revolving firearms were already legend in Texas before they became well-known around the globe, and they carried Texas history with them.

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On January 10, 1862, Samuel Colt passed away at his home in Hartford, Connecticut. He was one of the wealthiest men in America, with an estimated worth of $15,000,000.

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The Cody Firearms Experience has a number of like historical guns, many black-powder, that customers can handle & shoot. I had never shot a black-powder revolver, so a friend insisted that I shoot it.

The post The Colt/Walker Revolver, Shooting a Piece of History ~ VIDEO appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

The 170 year old Walker revolver, despite its failings, was a huge success for Colt and its legacy is carried on with .44 caliber replicas produced by Uberti

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One revolver stands out above all other handguns as the gun most associated with the American West, the Colt 1873 Single Action Army Revolver...

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Three documents that forever changed the firearm industry will be up for bids as the Goldin Auctions 2015 Winter Auction offers three rare document drafts that Samuel Colt submitted from 1836-39.

The post Samuel Colt’s Patent Document Drafts up for Bid in Goldin 2015 Winter Auction appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

Most know Samuel Colt as the father of the cartridge revolver but he also sought to sell the Army semi-automatic carbines to the Army long before the M4 was a glimmer in Eugene Stoner's eye.

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