Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt was an American inventor and industrialist who founded Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company in the mid-19th century.
He popularized the revolving firearm, making the Colt revolver synonymous with the settling of the American West.
The phrase God created men; Sam Colt made them equal reflects his legacy. (See also colt.)
Revolver holding six rounds
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- percussion capImpact-triggered ignition charge
- sidearmPersonal weapon carried holstered
- wheelgunPistol with cylinder
handgun · holster · gunfighter · quick draw · frontier justice · lawman · outlaw · Wild West
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- innovationCreating something original
- gunsmithFirearms repair specialist
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
self-promotion · showmanship · demonstration · perseverance · bankruptcy · comeback
Identical components fitting any unit
- mass productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- HartfordConnecticut state capital
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
armory · factory · patent · mechanization · standardization · quality control · workforce · production line
Revered cultural emblem
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- arms dealerVendor of weaponry
- gun cultureSocietal embrace of firearms
- Second AmendmentConstitutional gun rights clause
military history · American expansion · 19th century · tycoon · magnate · wealth
six-shooter
Revolver holding six rounds
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- percussion capImpact-triggered ignition charge
- sidearmPersonal weapon carried holstered
wheelgun · handgun · holster · gunfighter · quick draw · frontier justice · lawman · outlaw · Wild West · Texas Rangers
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- innovationCreating something original
- gunsmithFirearms repair specialist
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
entrepreneurship · self-promotion · showmanship · demonstration · perseverance · bankruptcy · comeback
interchangeable parts
Identical components fitting any unit
- mass productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- HartfordConnecticut state capital
Connecticut · armory · factory · patent · mechanization · standardization · quality control · workforce · production line · arms industry
American icon
Revered cultural emblem
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- arms dealerVendor of weaponry
- gun cultureSocietal embrace of firearms
Second Amendment · military history · American expansion · 19th century · tycoon · magnate · wealth
Samuel ColtMahatma Gandhi
Leo Tolstoy · Henry David Thoreau · Martin Luther King Jr. · conscientious objector