Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1920 — REAL “FATHER” OF REVOLVER [ARTICLE]

REAL “FATHER” OF REVOLVER

Bamuel Colt Acknowledged Originator of Idea That Revolutionized Weapons of Warfare. The first patent for a “revolving firearm" issued by the United States was to Samuel Colt, a Connecticut youth, and bore date of December 28, 1835. Colt was a native of Hartford. He worked for a time in a factory and then ran away to sea. It was during his leisure hours on the long voyage to India that he developed -thr idea which resulted In the Invention of the revolver. He made a model of wood while he was a fifteen-year-old sailor boy: On his return to America fie accumulated funds and went to England and France to secure patents on his. idea before he patented them in his native.land. A company was organized on this side of the Atlantic to manufacture his weapons, and a plant was established at Paterson, N. J. Colt revolvers were first used In warfare duning the Indian conflict .in Florida in 1837. The Mexican war led to a great demand for these weapons and brought them into general use.