https://www.nps.gov/colt/index.htm
Engraving of Samuel Colt with the 1851 Navy Revolver by John Chester Buttre, c.1855 (Photo: Public Domain)
But like Gov. Malloy said: "we don't need companies like that in Connecticut..."
And by "that" he meant gun makers and related machine shops. Good riddance to old-timey industries - we should all just learn to code....