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U.S. Patent Grant

When
1836-02-25
Where
Patent Office
Part of
Samuel Colt patents the Colt revolver

Samuel Colt received a U.S. patent for his revolving gun design on February 25, 1836, establishing legal protection for his invention.

After returning from securing foreign patents in England and France, Colt applied for his U.S. patent. He was granted the patent on February 25, 1836, which was later numbered 9430X. This patent covered the basic principles of his revolving-breech loading firearm.

Sources

  1. Samuel Colt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Colt Paterson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03

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