Its design was patented by Samuel Colt on February 25, 1836, in the United States, England and France, and it derived its name from being produced in Paterson, New Jersey. Initially this 5 shot …

Samuel Colt's patent of the revolver marked a significant innovation in firearm design, introducing the concept of a repeating firearm that could automatically load without manual assistance.

1 day ago · On February 25, 1836, at the age of 22, Samuel Colt received a U.S. patent that would change American history—the Colt revolver. Unlike traditional firearms of the time, Colt’s design …

Jul 7, 2025 · By 1855, Colt had completed a new factory along the Connecticut River and incorporated his business as Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company. With some initial help from Eli …

3 days ago · On February 25, 1836, a young American inventor named Samuel Colt secured a U.S. patent for a firearm design that would reshape warfare, policing, frontier life, and the global arms …

S, COLT, Revolving Gun, 943OX Patented Feb. 25, 1836, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 943OX SAMUEL COLT, OF EARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. IMPROVEMENT IN FRE-ARMS.

After the British patent was granted on October 22 and the French patent on November 16, 1835, Colt secured an American patent for his revolver on February 25, 1836.

1 day ago · Finally, on February 25, 1836, Samuel Colt was awarded his first patent for what became the world’s first practical revolver: a semi-automatic percussion-cap pistol with a revolving chamber …

3 days ago · Pistol Patent Day is an annual commemoration of Samuel Colt's 1836 revolver patent held every February 25.

Sam Colt receives U.S. Patent No. 138 for the first revolving-cylinder pistol — the first Colt Firearm. Sam Colt builds his first factory in Paterson, NJ, the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company, and begins …