Samuel Colt
/ˌsæmjuəl ˈkəʊlt/
/ˌsæmjuəl ˈkəʊlt/
- (1814-62) an American who invented the revolver (= gun with a container for bullets that turns) in 1835. It was sometimes called the Colt 'six shooter' because it could hold six bullets. Another name for it was the 'Great Equalizer'. It was first used by the US Army in the Mexican War. Colt built the world's largest gun factory in 1855 at Hartford, Connecticut, where the Colt company is still based.
塞缪尔·柯尔特（Samuel Colt）：（1814-62）一位美国人，于1835年发明了左轮手枪（带有可旋转子弹的容器的枪）。它有时被称为柯尔特“六射手”，因为它可以容纳六发子弹。它的另一个名字是“伟大的均衡器”。它最初是在墨西哥战争中由美国陆军使用的。1855年，柯尔特在康涅狄格州的哈特福德建立了世界上最大的枪支工厂，柯尔特公司仍以此为基地。