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Title: Birthday Rememberance
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 19, 2009, 05:34:05 PM
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Posted by David Kopel:
Happy Birthday Samuel Colt:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_19-2009_07_25.shtml#1248038998


  Today is the anniversary of the 1814 birth of Samuel Colt. Not only
   was Samuel Colt one of the greatest firearms designers of all time, he
   was also a brilliant industrialist, a philanthropist, and an
   outstanding pro-labor employer. In 2002, I wrote [1]an article in
   support of making the Coltsville manufacturing area into a National
   Park. In 2008, the area [2]became a National Historic Landmark; the
   campaign for National Park status continues.

References

   1. http://davekopel.org/NRO/2002/Learning-from-Coltsville.htm
   2. http://www.cttrust.org/index.cgi/7518
Title: Re: Birthday Rememberance
Post by: twyacht on July 19, 2009, 09:18:00 PM
"The lord made men, but Sam Colt made them equal”

Happy Birthday Sam Colt, and Thank You.

Today also marks the start of the Boer War...

Wish they had some Colt's of their own for that one.
Title: Re: Birthday Rememberance
Post by: Kid Shelleen on July 19, 2009, 09:27:51 PM
A very happy birthday celebration for us all. Thanks to Samuel Colt
Title: Re: Birthday Rememberance
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 19, 2009, 10:54:25 PM
"The lord made men, but Sam Colt made them equal”

Happy Birthday Sam Colt, and Thank You.

Today also marks the start of the Boer War...

Wish they had some Colt's of their own for that one.

They did  ;D, Along with Mausers, Maxims, and the dreaded Maxim Nordenfeldt "pom pom". The Brits on the other hand had Webleys and Lee Metfords. and Maxims.
http://www.heliograph.com/trmgs/trmgs4/boer.shtml
Title: Re: Birthday Rememberance
Post by: m25operator on July 19, 2009, 11:23:13 PM
Tom you never cease to amaze me, keep it up. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Birthday Rememberance
Post by: Hazcat on July 20, 2009, 09:57:50 AM
Tom you never cease to amaze me, keep it up. ;D ;D ;D

Yeah, but you're easy!




;D