Here’s What You Need to Know: During the Cold War, the Colt Manufacturing Company retained its relationship with the U.S. military. Colt didn’t develop the AR-15/M-16 but it was responsible for the ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Samuel Colt (1814–1862) patented his namesake revolver in 1836, but his greatest innovation was introducing mass production to the firearms ...

America has always been an inventive nation and this week we celebrate the filing of a patent that changed the history of this country. The man who filed it was born in 1814, in the city of Hartford ...