How One Showman Built the Most Famous Revolver in History, Then Lost Everything

#Colt #Revolver #FirearmsHistory #AmericanEngineering #Documentary He funded the most famous gun in America by touring as a laughing-gas showman. Samuel Colt's revolver armed the Texas Rangers, won the West, and stamped the Colt name onto the holster of the United States military for generations — the Peacemaker, the 1911, the M16. Then, one collapse at a time, the most American company in the history of the gun lost everything. From a wooden cylinder carved at sea to the largest private armory on Earth. From arming both sides of the Civil War to losing its rifle to the Belgians, its pistol to the Italians, and its very name to the Czechs. 185 years. One showman. One revolver. One legend — sold to the other side of the world. Sources and further reading linked in the pinned comment. No sponsorships. No brand deals. Research and sources only.