Samuel Colt by:Harrison C.

Times

Period: Jul 1, 1814 to Jan 20, 1862

Birth

Jul 19, 1814

Samuel Colt was born (That's not the real Samuel Colt).

Start of Inventions

May 9, 1829

Colt was 15 by now and finally started trying to make the "Impossible Gun". A gun that could shoot 5 or 6 times without reloading.

Death

May 9, 1862

Samuel Colt died in the same city he was born, Hartford, Connecticut. He died living only 48 years old. He died from a skin condition called gout.