The Colt Six-Shooter
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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 m ....
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.... gun while he was at sea. None of what Sam may have previously seen
on revolving guns could have led to his invention. His ideas were not
copied from any source, even though the revolving idea was not unique.
When Sam arrived home from sea, he showed the wooden model to his
father and a family friend. This friend was Henry Ellsworth, Commissioner
of the United States Patent Office. Both Sam's father and Mr. Ellsworth
were greatly impressed by the model. They encouraged Sam ....
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