![]() Please note: Many of these materials are housed in the State Archives and the Museum of Connecticut History. You may also wish to refer to our Research Guide to Materials Relating to the History of Industry and Commerce at the Connecticut State Library or locate additional materials through the State Library (Primo) catalog. While this finding aid is not intended to be an exhaustive checklist, it should provide you with an overview of the wide variety of such materials available. ![]() In addition, the State Library and State Archives hold numerous items of interest to those researching Samuel Colt and the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company. The renowned Colt Firearms Collection is on permanent display in the Museum of Connecticut History. It was here that “the gun that won the West,” a popular slogan referring to the Colt. By 1855, Colt was back in Hartford with a new factory along the banks of the Connecticut River in an area known as the South Meadows. As the Mexican War progressed in the 1840’s, demand for Colt’s revolver grew. ![]() A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Colt first opened a firearms factory in Patterson, New Jersey in 1836. Samuel Colt’s invention of a gun that would fire multiple shots without reloading greatly transformed the firearms industry. ![]() In the Connecticut State Library, State Archives, and Museum of Connecticut History Research Guide to Materials Relating to Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
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