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Powder Hour: Samuel Colt

July 28, 2016 by Rebecca Hoback

“God created all men, Samuel Colt made them equal.” Born on July 19, 1814 near Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt was the son of Christopher and Sarah Colt. His mother died of tuberculosis in 1821 and Samuel took the loss extremely hard. When his father remarried, Colt moved away to work with a farmer in Glastonbury, Connecticut. He […]

Guns of the Week: German Firearms

November 14, 2014 by Ashley Hlebinsky

Guns of the Week: November 10 – 14, 2014 German Firearms Unloading the Myth – The Designer Bag of 19th Century Military By the late nineteenth century, America and England had begun to adopt revolvers as a staple to the military, but some European Armies followed a little slower. They retained the philosophy that personal side […]