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Samuel Colt has been mythologized as a God-fearing man who invented the revolver. Some people insist it’s ironic that a devout man of God could create instruments of war.
It’s even in the Colt slogan: “God created man. Sam Colt made them equal.”
Colt’s days as a laughing gas salesman taught him a lot about marketing. He learned that good salesmanship is often subliminal.
In a world of muzzle-loaders, the Colt revolver could fire multiple times without needing to be reloaded, earning its title as “The gun that won the West,” a motto that has been used elsewhere.
But was Samuel Colt truly the Bible-loving gunsmith of lore? He was not.
A widow’s faith
The narrative of a deeply religious man shaping firearms in divine favor was largely crafted by his widow, Elizabeth Jarvis Colt, the daughter of an Episcopal minister. After Colt’s death, she built an enduring legacy around her husband, intertwining his inventions with Christian values. In doing so, she reshaped American culture, paving the way for John Wayne.
Samuel Colt’s early life was brutal. His mother died of tuberculosis when he was six, followed by the deaths of all three of his sisters.
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