Samuel Colt's Revolver: Revolutionizing Warfare, Industry & the Wild West Discover how Samuel Colt's 1836 patented repeating handgun transformed battles from the Mexican-American War to the Civil War, empowered frontier settlers with rapid-fire power, pioneered mass production techniques, and became the iconic "six-shooter" of American legend. [Samuel Colt, revolver invention, 1836 patent, revolving cylinder, Colt Paterson, Colt Walker, Peacemaker six-shooter, interchangeable parts, mass product