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Colt's and 1953
In a 1953 biography about Samuel Colt based largely on family letters, Edwards wrote that John Colt's marriage to Caroline in 1841 was a way to legitimize her unborn son as the real father, Samuel Colt, felt she was not fit to be the wife of an industrialist and divorce was a social stigma at the time.

Colt's and were
Most firearms before the era of cartridges were single-shot and muzzleloading, with the exception of the cap-and-ball revolvers, such as Samuel Colt's, which appeared shortly before the cartridge era.
Colt's manufacturing methods, directed at beating his competition, were at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution.
Besides being used in the war with Mexico, Colt's revolvers were employed as a sidearm by both civilians and soldiers.
Colt's revolvers were a key tool in the westward expansion.
By telling each nation that the others were buying Colt's pistols, Colt was able to get large orders from many countries who feared falling behind in the arms race.
Colt's revolvers were made by machine, but he insisted on final hand finishing and polishing of his revolvers to impart a handmade feel.
In probate Caroline's son Sam produced a valid marriage license showing that Caroline and Samuel Colt were married in Scotland in 1838 and that this document made him a rightful heir to part of Colt's estate, if not to the Colt Manufacturing Company.
Colt's guns did not always fare well in standardized military tests ; he preferred written testimonials from individual soldiers who used his weapons and these were what he most relied on to secure government contracts.
Though the U. S. was not directly involved in the Crimean War ( 1854 – 1856 ), Colt's weapons were used by both sides.
In 1855 Colt unveiled new state-of-the-art armories in the Hartford and London factories stocked with the latest machine tools ( some of which were of Colt's devising ), many built by Francis A. Pratt and Amos Whitney, who would found the original Pratt & Whitney toolbuilding firm a few years later.
Colt's armories in Hartford were seminal training grounds for several generations of toolmakers and other machinists, who had great influence in other manufacturing efforts of the next half century.
Several of these modifications were based upon Colt's contract model 1861, known as the " Colt special ".
Phase I of the program started in February 1986 when development contracts were placed with six companies: AAI Corporation, Ares Incorporated, Colt's Manufacturing Company, Heckler & Koch ( H & K ), McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems ( MDHS ), and Steyr Mannlicher.
These were said to be the first revolvers patented after Colt's.

Colt's and white
He covers the body with Colt's white Gi to show his respect and admiration after the fight.

Colt's and with
Colt's center-fire 1961 rifles are all made with Sako actions, regardless of caliber.
Not to be confused with the. 32 Colt's New Police cartridge.
When tensions with Great Britain prompted Congress to appropriate funds for Colt's project toward the end of 1841, he demonstrated his underwater mines to the US government.
However, Colt's lawyers doubted that this suit would have been successful and the case was resolved with a settlement of $ 15, 000.
On a tour of the factory, Charles Dickens was so impressed with the facilities that he recorded his favorable comments of Colt's revolvers in an 1852 edition of Household Words.
Barrymore's marriage to Colt was a precarious one from the start, with Barrymore filing divorce papers as early in the marriage as 1911, much to Colt's surprise, and later recanted by Barrymore as a misunderstanding by the press.
Colt's new revolvers found favor with Texan volunteers ( the progenitors of later Texas Rangers cavalry groups ), and they placed an order for 1, 000 revolvers that became known as the Walker Colt, ensuring Colt's continuance in manufacturing revolvers.
On a tour of the factory, Charles Dickens was so impressed with the facilities that he recorded his favorable comments of Colt's revolvers in an 1852 edition of Household Words.
In 1855 an employee of Colt's, Rollin White, came up with the idea of having the revolver cylinder bored through to accept metallic cartridges.
Another of Colt's engineers, William Mason, improved this conversion by placing the rear sight on the hammer and, along with Richards, he was granted patents in 1871 to convert percussion revolvers into rear-loading metallic-cartridge revolvers.
Dissatisfied with Colt's production, in 1988 the U. S. military awarded the contract for future M16 production to Fabrique Nationale.
Some criticized Colt's range of handgun products in the late 1980s as out of touch with the demands of the market, and their once-vaunted reputation for quality had suffered during the UAW strike.
Zilkha replaced Stewart with Steven Sliwa and focused the remainder of Colt's handgun design efforts into " smart guns ," a concept favored politically, but that had little interest or support among handgun owners or Police Departments.
The Colt Frontier or Frontier Six-Shooter was a Colt's 1873 " Model P " type revolver, manufactured in. 44-40 Winchester caliber instead of. 45 Colt ( in which configuration it was called the Single Action Army ), so as to be cross-compatible with Winchester Model 73 ammunition.
The Colt's once again began the 1998-99 season with Bert Templeton behind the bench.
In a trade with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors the Colt's management was able to bring in one of the league's top scorers in Noah, along with Mike Jefferson, and Ryan Barnes.
He was shot four times at close range in a hand-to-hand encounter by a. 38 Colt's revolver loaded with U. S. Army regulation ammunition.
The. 38 Colt New Police was Colt's Manufacturing Company's proprietary name for what was essentially the. 38 S & W with a flat-nosed bullet.

Colt's and blue
Colt's Factory was described as " an industrial palace topped by a blue dome " and powered by a 250-horsepower steam engine.

Colt's and .
A four-gun battery of Model 1895 ten-barrel Gatling Guns in. 30 Army made by Colt's Arms Company was formed into a separate detachment led by Lt. John " Gatling Gun " Parker.
* 1814 – Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company ( d. 1862 )
The Colt Paterson Revolver, the Walker Colt, the Colt's Dragoon and the Colt Single Action Army pistol of the American Frontier era are all good examples of this system.
Revolvers proliferated largely due to Colt's ability as a salesman.
*. 32 S & W Long Also known as the. 32 " Colt's New Police " When chambered in Colt revolvers.
The original loading for this cartridge used a round nose, or flattened round nose ( in the case of the. 32 Colt's N. P.
The earliest issues lead up to the events seen in " The Cage ", which was retold from Yeoman Colt's point of view.
He was the founder of Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company ( now known as Colt's Manufacturing Company ), and made the mass-production of the revolver commercially viable for the first time.
Colt's first two business ventures ended in disappointment.
His first attempt at manufacturing firearms in Paterson, New Jersey, occurred during an economic crisis in the US leading to poor sales, and was further hampered by Colt's mismanagement and reckless spending.
Colt's great contribution was to the use of interchangeable parts.
Colt's US revolver patent gave him a monopoly on revolver manufacture until 1857.
The company was briefly saved by the war against the Seminoles in Florida which provided the first sale of Colt's revolvers and his new revolving muskets.

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