Colt Revolver: Inspiration From A Ship’s Wheel

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then in 1836 he got an American patent.
In 1837 he tried to to interest the U.S. Government into adopting this sidearm for military use, however they declined, stating that they were satisfied with what they had already. Colt however, was a master salesman. He knew that he had a great inverntion on his hands. To show just what he had, he packed a bundle of pistols into a bag and visited a battlefield, the best place to demonstrate killing power. That was the Seminole Indian war in Florida. There he demonstrated the weapons efficient use to the U.S. officers there. The officers were amazed at what they found and quickly ordered more. Captain G.T. Rains wrote to the war department: “Its efficiency as a small weapon is unequalled by any in service... This weapon is eight times as efficient as a musket, would inspire confidence in our ranks... I must recommend this strongly...to which in the hour of danger I would be most willing to trust my reputaion and my life.”
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