Colt,Samuel

Colt,Samuel
Colt (kōlt), Samuel. 1814-1862.
American firearms inventor and manufacturer who developed the first revolver.

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  • Colt, Samuel — born July 19, 1814, Hartford, Conn., U.S. died Jan. 10, 1862, Hartford U.S. inventor. He worked in his father s textile factory before going to sea in 1830. On a voyage to India he conceived the idea for his first revolver, which he later… …   Universalium

  • Colt, Samuel — ► (1814 62) Inventor e industrial estadounidense, creador de los revólveres que llevan su nombre. * * * (19 jul. 1814, Hartford, Conn., EE.UU.–10 ene. 1862, Hartford). Inventor estadounidense. Trabajó en la fábrica de textiles de su padre antes… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • COLT, SAMUEL —    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… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Samuel Colt — (July 19, 1814 ndash; January 10, 1862) was an American inventor and industrialist. He was the founder of the Colt s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company (now known as Colt s Manufacturing Company), and is widely credited with popularizing the… …   Wikipedia

  • Samuel P. Colt — Samuel Pomeroy Colt (1852 1921) was an industrialist and politician from Rhode Island.He was born in Paterson, New Jersey on January 10, 1852, the youngest of six children born to Christopher Colt (brother to arms maker, Samuel Colt) and Theodora …   Wikipedia

  • Samuel Colt — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Samuel Colt (19 de julio de 1814 10 de enero de 1862) fue un inventor y empresario estadounidense célebre por su participación en la industria de las armas. Biografía …   Wikipedia Español

  • Samuel Colt — (* 19. Juli 1814 in Hartford, Connecticut; † 10. Januar 1862 ebenda) gilt als der Erfinder der ersten funktionierenden Feuerwaffe mit Drehzylinder, allgemein als Revolver bekannt. Genau genommen war er nur Produzent und Patentinhaber. Seine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Colt Paterson — Paterson Colts Top: Texas Paterson with Loading Lever c 1839. Lower: Texas Paterson 1836 (replicas) Type Revolver Place of origin …   Wikipedia

  • Samuel Colt — (19 juillet 1814 10 janvier 1862), né à Hartford (Connecticut), aux États Unis, est l inventeur du revolver, arme dans laquelle les charges sont logées dans un barillet, c est à dire dans un cylindre rotatif percé de plusieurs …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Colt (Hersteller) — Colt Defense LLC ist ein amerikanischer Waffenhersteller mit Sitz in Hartford, Connecticut. Die Firma produziert vor allem Sturmgewehre, Pistolen (darunter die berühmte M1911) und Revolver. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 1.1 Gründung 1.2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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