Colt V/S Smith & Wesson

in #history6 years ago (edited)

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In a united state of America, it struggle from one war to another. With each new challenge the art of war should also to be develop and creating an oppourtiny for the men determined to advance state of weponary.

SAMEUL COLT
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SMITH AND WESSON

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A battle to perfect the instrument of combat.
A weapon that will change the history.
An invention of revolver.

Sameul Colt

A troublesome 16 year boy who was sent thhrough ship from halfway from home in calcutta "india".
He like things taking apart & putting back themselves
& HE ALSO LIKE EXPLOSIVE.

Colt always fascinated by guns and he wanted to make it better.

In early 19th century guns are to fire and reload it take 1-2 min to fire again for a trained solider.
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Samuel Colt inspire by a wheel of a ship, when wheel is rotated a rachet help it to hold it’s place, colt vision a cylinder that can turn easily and fire miltiple times,
It’s a beginning of revolver.
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when he return to usa he convince some investors & manage to get $230000 i.e equal to $6 Million of now.

And he start production

For sure, There were some bugs in the beigning like exploding the cylinder, 2 bullet fire at once.
He improve his design and patent it on 1836,
28 caliber, repeat shot fire arm.
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Smith & Wesson
A news of invention of revolver soon be spreads to another young man, who is making a carrier in a gun industry, which makes them a lifelong rival his name is Daniel Wesson.
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On the other hand colt is also struggling because some officer doesn’t like this new design.

But everthing is going to change soon.
2000 miles away Sameul Walker a Texas ranger.
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fighting a battle & observe that he is loosing men , each time they reload from their old guns.
But walker is coming to posseisson of a new colt gun. And he liked it, this new revolver helps him to over-power the war.

Walker talks to colt, who was in verge of Bankruptcy & walker order is just what colt needs.
But the deals comes with the catch.
Walker want to upgrade his revolver instead of 5 shots he wants 6, & more power to kill.

But for this large order he needs help, he need barrel from Daniel Wesson.
This how Wesson enter in revolver business.

& Born a 44 caliber revolver named the walker. After the man who made it happen

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And U.S. government purchase 1000 revolver & his business run again. In 1848 colt made another revolver dragon.
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Wesson also working on his own revolver.
Sameul colt patent is about to expire & Wesson brother are planning to launch their own revolver.
Colt fight back, he extend his patent. Wesson were devastated.
With colt patent on his hand, Wessen has to with come with new idea.
Then Daniel Wesson meets a man Horace Smith.

In order to fire a lead ball, Colt Revolver ingnite black powder by striking a precusion cap. 3 separates pieces to fire a bullet.

Daniel wesson came an idea to make it one.

Soon after Smith & Wesson company formed & colt patent finally expired.

Now Smith & Wesson release their new revolver.

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In 1850, rise of civil war in America, Colt supply his gun to Southern. A norhtern Supply gun to Southern.
This makes colt a traiter.

On the other hand Smith & Wesson stop his sales to South.

At the age of 47 colt died leaving his whole empire Elizabeth.
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2 years lates Colt’s factory burned to the ground no one know how.
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But Elizabeth misfortune gives Smith & Wesson new oppourtinuty. They were in market with new model and better design.

Some of S&W gun
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And Elizabeth soon recover & produced a famous gun named Peacemaker.13.jpg

Till now both Company are rival to each other.

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You have a minor misspelling in the following sentence:

3 seperates pieces to fire a bullet.
It should be separates instead of seperates.

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