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Samuel Colt (1814-1862), inventor of the Colt revolver, 1856. Artist: Unknown

Samuel Colt (1814-1862), inventor of the Colt revolver, 1856. The American inventor and industrialist invented the weapon which, after the Mexican war of 1846-8, was adopted by the US army. From The Illustrated London News, 22 November 1856.

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Samuel Colt (1814-1862), inventor of the Colt revolver, 1856. Artist: Unknown

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Samuel Colt (1814-1862), inventor of the Colt revolver, 1856. The American inventor and industrialist invented the weapon which, after the Mexican war of 1846-8, was adopted by the US army. From The Illustrated London News, 22 November 1856.

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