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Colt, Samuel
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
The inventor of the revolver, born in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.; having difficulty in raising money to carry out his invention it proved a commercial failure, but being adopted by the Government in the Mexican war it proved a success, since which time it has been everywhere in use (1814-1862).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Colt, Samuel'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/colt-samuel.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.