Samuel Colt

The Industrial Revolution started in 18th century and ended in the first half of the 19th century. Samuel Colt was born 19 July 1814 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States and he died on January 10, 1862 in Hartford, Connecticut. He died a wealthy man. He started his idea of the revolver on a yearlong voyage on the ship Corvo in 1830, where he made designs of his first revolver out of wood. In 1836 Samuel Colt received a U.S. patent for a revolver mechanism that would enable any gun to shoot multiple shots at one time. At first the business did not go so well, until April 1846 when the Mexican war occurred and the U.S. military ordered 1,000 Colt revolvers. In 1855-1856, Samuel Colt had opened what was the world’s largest private armament…

Why do Americans love guns? Oliver Winchester and Samuel Colt have answered this question by becoming two of the greatest gun manufacturers in the world. Both men have come up with innovations that have changed the world of guns forever. To many they are an icon of death or even mass genocide in many people’s eyes. However, the gun world classifies these two as heroes for their advances in technology. From the troubled life of textile manufacturers in their child life to their adult life…

During the mid to late 1800s, many companies - such as the Henry Repeating Arms Company and Smith and Wesson - emerged, revolutionizing the firearms industry forever. Although most are still standing and producing firearms, one rises above the rest. The Winchester Repeating Arms company but how was it formed and who created it? Oliver Fisher Winchester was born on November 30th, 1810 in Boston Massachusetts to Samuel Winchester and Hannah Bates. He worked as a carpenter, ran a men’s shirt…

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Even though he was drafted in the 6th round of the year 2000 draft, this man has grown to become one of the greatest of all time. His name has been mentioned among names like Manning and Montana and Young. He has 2 NFL MVPs. He also won 5 super bowls with the New England Patriots. That’s more than any other quarterback in NFL history. It’s the most sought-after stat, but even though he has 5, a lot of people doubt his greatness. There’s been multiple scandals in Brady’s time with the Patriots.…

Last Sunday, the Buccaneers escaped with a win against the New York Giants. Kicker Nick Folk grazed a 34-yard field goal to knock off the Giants 25-23 and send them to 0-4. Folk had previously missed two other field goals and an extra point in the game. The Buccaneers have the New England Patriots on Thursday in Tampa. When the scheduled came out saying we had to play the Patriots, I won't lie, I thought we were in for a bad game. Now I look at this game as a very easily winnable game. The…

The New England Patriots are currently 7-1 and are tied for the best record in the NFL. Even though it is only the midway point of the season, the Patriots still sit atop the AFC East with a 3 game lead and are currently the number 1 seed in the AFC along with being atop most NFL power rankings. Since week 5, Tom Brady has returned to the starting lineup for the Pats and has torched the league for 12 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in 4 games. Along with the return of Brady was the return of…

One question that is tossed around in college football is, who is the greatest college football coach ever? When this question gets brought up there is always one name that is always mentioned is Alabama’s head football coach, Nick Saban. Not only is his win/loss recorded as a college coach outstanding but championships, his history as a coach, and so are his amount of awards. Nick Saban has one of the best in lost records as a head coach in college football with; 191 wins, 60 losses, and 1…

The Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl: Would they have made it? As of October 2015, a record of 12-4 would have certainly earned the Falcons a playoff spot, with perhaps a first round bye. Did that, however, mean that they were contenders for the 2016 Super Bowl? It was likely, but 3 things hindered the Falcons from getting to the second Super Bowl in the history of the franchise: First, the Falcons had not won consecutive playoff matches since 1998. Second, in the NFC playoffs, Matt Ryan was…

The Life Of Vick Imagine that you had all you ever wanted at the tip of your fingers and everything you ever dreamed of was gone . If you had all the money you ever wanted and everything you ever asked for would you give it all up? Michael Vick was one of the most dominant players that ever stepped foot on the field. Vick’s very first collegiate game as a redshirt freshman he scored three rushing touchdowns in just a quarter of play. In 1999, he lead the Hokies to an undefeated season…