Download or read book History of the Colt Revolver written by Charles Tower Haven and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of the Colt Revolver written by Charles Tower Haven and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a photograph of each model of the Colt revolver and facsimiles of numerous contemporary and historical documents.

Download or read book The Colt Heritage written by Robert Lawrence Wilson and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The History of Colt Firearms written by Dean K. Boorman and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating story of the Colt firearms, including the world's most famous revolver, complete with more than 150 full-color photos. The name Colt--synonymous with firearms--belongs to Sam Colt, who changed the industry on a global scale after patenting his first revolver in 1835. Photos.

Download or read book A History of the Colt Revolver and Other Arms Made by Colt s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company From 1836 1940 written by Frank A. Belden and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Samuel Colt written by Herbert G. Houze and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of the American inventor and manufacturer who perfected the revolver Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first patented his "Colt" revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first to present in detail the evolution of his most famous invention and to document the unsurpassed Colt firearms collections held by the Wadsworth Atheneum. Colt designed his revolvers with an artistic sensibility--paying particular attention to form and beauty and juxtaposing colors and finishes to heighten the visual effects. He was also one of the first American manufacturers to secure celebrity endorsements and to commission paintings by renowned artists like George Catlin to promote his arms. Colt's standards for excellence, industrial foresight, and quest for market domination are explored in light of primary documents that reveal his constant battles to protect his patents. Essays discuss Colt's personal collection of historic firearms as well as the memorial collection of Colt-manufactured firearms, the relationship between art and commerce as they pertain to the inventor's career, and his international celebrity. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, this volume presents the artistry of the firearms that Colt worked so diligently to perfect--as well as his promotional abilities that made a tremendous impact on American culture.

Download or read book Revolver written by Jim Rasenberger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patented in 1836, the Colt pistol with its revolving cylinder was the first practical firearm that could shoot more than one bullet without reloading. Its most immediate impact was on the expansionism of the American west, where white emigrants and US soldiers came to depend on it, and where Native Americans came to dread it. In making the revolver, Colt also changed American manufacturing, and revolutionized industry in the United States. Rasenberger brings the brazenly ambitious and profoundly innovative industrialist and leader Samuel Colt to vivid life. During an age of promise and progress, and also of slavery, corruption, and unbridled greed, Colt not only helped to create this America, he completely embodied it.-- adapted from info provided

Download or read book Colt an American Legend written by Robert Lawrence Wilson and published by New York : Artabras. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hereme, and one that will be quoted for years to come as the standard reference of the history of Colt firearms".--Guns Magazine. 410 illustrations, 305 in color.

Download or read book Colt written by William N. Hosley and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with an account of Sam Colt's early failures as both inventor and businessman, William Hosley traces the development in the pre-Civil War years of the notorious Colt revolver - "The Gun That Won the West" - into the first truly global manufacturing export in U.S. history.

Download or read book Colt written by R. L. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Book of Colt Firearms written by R. L. Wilson and published by Blue Book Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Edition Book of Colt Firearms is a complete Colt library in one 648-page volume, with over 1.2 million words, 1,250 B&W images, and 75 color images. This mammoth work tells the Colt story from 1832 to the present. No other reference book covers the Colt company and its products in such detail.

Download or read book Colt Firearms 1836 1960 written by James E. Serven and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Colt Heritage written by Robert Lawrence Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Famous Firearms of the Old West written by Hal Herring and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Buffalo Bill to Wild Bill and from Chief Joseph to Geronimo, the most famous guns in the West and the history behind them More than a few of the actual guns once in the hands of the heroes and villains of America’s Old West still exist, housed in a dozen museums across the country—from the Model 1866 .44-40 that Chief Joseph famously surrendered to General Miles to Wild Bill Hickok’s Colt Model 1851 revolvers; from Buffalo Bill’s .50 caliber breechloading needlegun nicknamed “Lucrezia Borgia” to John Wesley Hardin’s 1860 model .44 SA revolvers. Famous Firearms of the Old West follows the life stories of a dozen actual pistols, rifles, and shotguns instrumental in shaping America’s history—using them as entrées into the lives of the shooters themselves. This is a vivid portrait of famous Western characters, paired with the guns they used to make themselves famous or, as the case may be, infamous. It is a must for anyone interested in the history and lore of the Wild West, gun hobbyists, and tourists seeking a museum experience with a difference.

Download or read book Colt Firearms from 1836 written by James E. Serven and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Colt Heritage written by R. L. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Colt Firearms 1836 1954 written by James E. Serven and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book that will have special appeal to collectors and sportsmen- but it tells an exciting story that will be enjoyed by a much larger audience. In fact, it will appeal to any reader who enjoys two-fisted Americana.