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- 1. Samuel Colt and his invention Samuel Colt’s portrait Invention-The revolver
- 2. He was born in 1814 , Died in 1862 (almost 48 years overall ) he lived in Hartford , Connecticut state Samuel at the beggining of his life was actualy a farmer who had moved his family into the city after he became a buissnesman Some of his Family members died early because of tuberculosis At age of 11, Colt was indentured to a farmer in Glastonbury, where he did chores and attended school. Here he was introduced to the Compendium of Knowledge, a scientific encyclopedia that he preferred to read rather than his Bible studies It’s articles on ”Robert Fulton” and gunpowder motivated Colt throughout his life. He came up with an idea for the pistol , when he had been sailing to India. He carved out the first model on the ship. Information about Samuel
- 3. He was one of the wealthiest men of America His Pistols were produced on a huge scale.He made a lot of Profit for himself and as well as the Company he was working with. Young Samuel always had an interest in mechanics, and would often disassemble items to see how they worked His mother died when he was at age of 6. His first Business ventures were : producing firearms and making underwater mines. Samuel droped out of school due to an accident he had caused Information about Samuel
- 4. Comparison of the Pistols -1 bullet -Impractical -Uncomfortable -Rather big +Monumental +Good looking +6 bullets +Practical +Comfortable +Appropriate size +Monumental +Good looking
- 5. How does actualy Revolver Work
- 6. How does Flintlock pistol work
- 7. The price of the colt was about 200$, his price was reduced to 25$ The Drum Capacity of the first Colt is 5 bullets The first completed pistol actualy exploded when fired upon. It was invented in 1836 on 26th of February The trigger only became visible upon cocking the hammer Cool facts about the Colt(Paterson)
- 8. The First Models of the Pistol 1.Colt Paterson 2.The Peacemaker 3.Colt Walker Baby Dragoon Colt 1851 Navy
- 9. Colt's first two business ventures. producing firearms in Paterson, New Jersey, and making underwater mines ended in disappointment. But his business expanded rapidly after 1847, when the Texas Rangers ordered 1,000 revolvers during the American war with Mexico.This Helped him Raise some money for the adjustments meant for his pistols.Because at first he didn’t have much money at all.That is also caused by The Goverment that didn’t want to accept his new invention at first The way to succes
- 10. His company made total amount of over 400 000 pistols Colt employed an effective marketing program which comprised sales promotion, publicity, product sampling, and public relations. Colt set up libraries and educational programs within his armories for his employees which 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. Colt was the first American manufacturer to use art as a marketing tool when he hired Catlin to prominently display Colt firearms in his paintings. His estate was worth about 15 Milion Dollars , at the time of his death. Legacy
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