The Colt Revolver on This Day in History

This Day in History: Samuel Colt was granted a patent for the Colt revolver on this day in 1836. You might think that the most popular guns in the world are American made, but you would be wrong. The Russian AK-47 is the most popular, with perhaps 150 million in circulation. Next is the German Mauser Gewehr 98, then the Russian Mosin-Nagant, then the British Lee-Enfield, and finally in fifth place you have the American M16/M4/AR-15. The Colt doesn't show up until 26th place on this modern list. However, Samuel Colt's iconic Peacemaker is probably the gun that won the West.

"God made man, Sam Colt made men equal."

See also: Buffalo Bill & the American Wild West, 200 Books on DVDrom
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