Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Samuel Colt For Western Wednesday...!

First let me explain what happened yesterday. I got lazy!

No nice way to put it ...I was too lazy to post I'll try to do better. Today I want to talk about Samuel Colt. Quite the inventor!

In 1836, Connecticut-born gun manufacturer Samuel Colt (1814-62) received a U.S. patent for a revolver mechanism that enabled a gun to be fired multiple times without reloading. Colt founded a company to manufacture his revolving-cylinder pistol; however, sales were slow and the business floundered. Then in 1846, with the Mexican War (1846-48) under way, the U.S. government ordered 1,000 Colt revolvers. In 1855, Colt opened what was the world’s largest private armament factory, in which he employed advanced manufacturing techniques such as interchangeable parts and an organized production line. By 1856, the company could produce 150 weapons per day. Colt was also an effective promoter, and by the start of the U.S. Civil War (1this861-65) he had made the Colt revolver perhaps the world’s best-known firearm. He died a wealthy man in 1862; the company he founded remains in business today.


Coffee inside today. Very high winds on the patio

8 comments:

Chickenmom said...

Didn't realize he dies so young. The Colt was manufactured in Paterson, NJ. There is a street named after him.

linda m said...

Thank you Mr. Colt for your invention. I would own a Colt 45 if it wasn't too heavy for me. We had the high winds over the weekend. Needless to say we have a lot of tree branches down. I'll bring some donuts to share.

texasann said...

Bubba -
Glad to see you back, and thanks to Mr. Colt for the revolver.
Big hugs ~

JO said...

No need to explain when your just not in the mood or to tired that's just the way it is. I don't post every day anymore and maybe only twice a week now. And readers were falling off too. I don't have much to say anymore since I haven't been wandering around.

Windery here to for a few days now, so kitchen sounds fine to me with good friends

HermitJim said...

Hey Phyllis...
Made many improvements to the firearmsis business.
Pretty inventive guy.
Thanks for stopping in today!


Hey Linda...
Yeah, the weight is a problem for many folks.
Thanks for coming by today!


Hey Sis...
Just needed to take a break. You know how it is.
Thanks for the visit today!


Hey Jo...
Reckon we all need a break from time to time.
Thanks for dropping by, sweetie.

Dizzy-Dick said...

I think the model 1911 was and still is a great handgun. I like it, anyway. It is amazing how something designed and first made that long ago is still in production today and used by many of us.

JMD said...

I look at like you took a mini vacation. Well deserved I might say. How about some cherry crumble coffee cake if you have any coffee left?

HermitJim said...

Hey Dizzy...
It is pretty amazing, isn't it? Long time and still going strong as far4 as being one of the more popular guns around.
Thanks for coming by today!


Hey JMD...
Felt like a mini-vacation, I tell ya! Got some things done I've been putting off.
I'm always up for some coffee cake and you know I've got coffee left! If not, I'll make some more!
Hey, I appreciate you stopping by today!