Posted on 12/18/2021 7:20:28 PM PST by max americana
I have several colts..... Defender, 1943 USGI Colt 1911A1, Reissue WWI 1911, 1973 Colt SP1 and a LE6920. I have more even S&W, all of them revolvers. Love them all but I think I prefer the S&W revolvers over Colt revolvers...
my bad lol
Well... OK, just don’t let it happen again, lest ye be branded a vulgarian. :)
I hear ya! If every gun reported lost in a boating accident, on FR, happened off the Atlantic coast we would raise the ocean’s level to the point we would washed NYC off the map.
Probably one of the best lines in a western.
CC
The comparison between the mass production of Colt firearm components to shipbuilding is a great comparison.
The Portsmouth blockmaking machinery, which began producing pulley blocks for the Royal Navy in 1805, has been identified as the first instance of the use of machine tools for mass production. They produced 100,000 standardized blocks of wood and steel need to rig British Navy ships (900+ per ship). The Portsmouth Block Mills utilized the first fixed-position steam boiler for manufacturing as it laid the foundation for mass production and the development of modern factory production lines.
Colt set up shop in 1836 using water power from the Paterson Falls in New Jersey to power his machines.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt8hl4mTOq8
Colt did not invent the revolving breeched weapon, but devised and patented a system of cams and springs that unlocked the cylinder, rotated it, and re-locked it when the hammer was drawn back. THIS is what made his rifles and pistols superior to the earlier attempts.
One handed operation, quick and easy.
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