153• This instrument and patent number 1304, dated August 29, 1836, protected the basic principles of his revolving-, folding firearm named the.
Colt Single Action: From Patersons to Peacemakers.
Colt's London factory remained in operation for only four years.
As ticket sales decreased, Colt realized that "serious" museum lectures were not what the people wanted to pay money to hear and that it was dramatic stories of salvation and redemption the public craved.