Samuel Colt
19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Samuel Colt turned the revolver into a mass-produced commodity and built an industrial empire around it. His manufacturing innovations made him one of 19th-century America's most visible businessmen.
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Samuel Colt was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and made the mass production of revolvers commercially viable.
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