How Texas Saved Samuel Colt

Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 95: How Texas Saved Samuel Colt An impossible gun that could shoot five or six times before reloading. An inventor from Connecticut made it possible at a time when the young Republic of Texas needed weapons. We reveal why making this impossible gun nearly broke Samuel Colt, and how a Texas Ranger with ideas to make it better reversed his fortunes, saved the business, and secured them both places in Texas history books. Featuring the Alamo's Senior Researcher & Historian Kolby Lanham.View photos of the Alamo's Colt revolvers: https://www.thealamo.org/podcast/episode-95Read more on Colt revolvers in Texas: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/colt-revolversSend the Alamo Podcast a Text Message! (Please include name and contact information so we can respond.)