Improvement in Fire-Arms and in the Apparatus Used Therewith

Samuel Colt, born on July 19, 1814, in Hartford, Connecticut, holds a singular place in the pantheon of American inventors, primarily for his contributions to the development of the revolver. While Colt did not produce a substantial bibliography in the traditional literary sense, his innovative mindset is immortalized in his patented works, notably the patent for 'Improvement in Fire-Arms and in t...