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4th January 1847: Samuel Colt receives the first government order for his firearms

  • 4th January 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Colt, Firearms, Guns, Industry, Invention, Mexican-American War, Revolver, Technology, USA

American inventor Samuel Colt received the first government order for his revolver firearms from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers.

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