Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt (
July 19,
1814 -
January 20,
1862), born in
Hartford, Connecticut, was the inventor of the Colt
revolver which was famously used in the
western territories of 19th century
United States.
Colt received a patent for his revolver on February 24, 1836 and made the first production model on March 5 of the same year.