Samuel+Colt+-+a+19th+century+American+hero+by+Findingemo

Hero : remarkably brave person: somebody who commits an act of remarkable bravery or who has shown an admirable quality such as great courage or strength of character

1) My 19th century hero is Samuel Colt 2) Samuel Colt lived from 1814 to 1862. He was born in Hartford Ct. Patented a revolving-breech pistol. helped military by developing a better firearm. a revvolving cylinder allowed the gun to fire more rapidly. it was important because it was an advantage for our military to have rapid firing firearms. samuel colt was a hero because he developed a better firearm for our army to use and for citizens to protect themselves with. his design for the modern revolver is still used today. revolver influenced by a ships wheel. 1832, colts father financed 2 revolvers to be produced, neither worked. applied for patent revolver plans when 18 in 1832. feb. 26 1836, got patent for revolving gun. met samuel morse became friends, used colts underwater cable for telegraph cables underwater. colt also used it for underwater mines for the military. capt sam walker and texas rangers bought 1000 guns used in military, sold to other countries bought land near connecticut river for his house, Colt Armory, and a house for his workers he is a hero because