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This is the day that Samuel Colt was born.
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When Samuel was fifteen he decided that factory work was boring so he needed an adventure so he became a sailor. Some believe that this is where he got his idea for the revolver.
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He also opened up the first colt factory in the United States
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His revolver idea didn't take well in the U.S. and in1842 it closed
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Soon after he re-opened the factory the army asked to purchase a sizable quantity of his revolvers
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