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1814 – 1862Samuel Colt (1814-1862)Died 10 January 1862, aged 47Colt was an American inventor and industrialist who patented the first mass-produced revolver and built a firearms empire in Hartford, Connecticut. His manufacturing methods helped pioneer interchangeable-parts production.