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    Samuel Colt and the Colt Revolver Essay

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    The Wild West is known for its cowboys and gunslingers. In the Wild West the pistol was an important piece of equipment. Samuel Colt played an important part in the Wild West because of the invention of the Colt Revolver. Samuel Colt was born on July 19, 1814 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was one of eight children. As a young boy Samuel Colt’s principle interest was guns and machinery. His father, Christopher Colt, was a textile manufacturer and was married to Sarah Coldwell Colt (“Samuel

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    Samuel Colton invented the first rotating barrel revolver, later called Peacemaker, in 1835. He then started mass-producing it and supplying it to the armed forces as well as the common people, who benefited greatly from its reliability, portability and quick firing rate. This gun was the one used by the legendary cowboys and was the one with which they gained enormous amounts of glory. Ever since then, the Peacemaker has shaped American history in numerous ways and came to embody all the values

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    Super Redhawk Case Study

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    pistol round on the market today. It’s another wheelgun! But unlike its first 10mm offering from last fall, the Super Redhawk, it has the potential of appealing to a greater swath of the revolver-shooting public. The GP100 Match Champion is the decked out iteration of the company’s popular double-action revolver line. And should provide a rather versatile platform to launch Col. Jeff Cooper’s snappy and resurgent round. If anything, it gives 10mm fans a carry and competition option if they have a

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    38 Special History

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    recoil, accuracy and popularity. It’s popular for; target shooting, target competition, defense, and for hunting. Although, commonly found in revolvers, it is used in some semi-automatic pistols. Using the same diameter, adding to the projectile’s weight and increasing the grains of powder; Smith & Wesson designed a new cartridge instead of chambering the new revolver. This resulted in a round with

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    1847 when Colt got its start, it has been with the american people up to today. In 1895, Theodore Roosevelt, the President of the Board of Commissioners with the NYPD, ordered 4,500 Colt New Police revolvers to be the standard pistol for police officers.

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    in criminal investigation and trials by Dr B.P Maithil) CASE STUDIES: CASE NO. 1 On night intervening, a Saturday party was going on at kutub colonnade in a restaurant, Delhi. That night the liquor was served by the woman bartenders named as Janvi shah with her co- tender jayant sharma. At about 2 am, mukesh Verma and Brejesh Sharma along with their friends went there and asked for the drinks, the waiter did not serve them the liquor as the party was

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    When conducting an investigation for a homicide due to a handgun it is important that investigators and firearms technicians have an understanding on how a handgun is manufactured, what is a bore, rifling patterns and their purpose, and caliber. Class and individual characteristics are present in handguns, projectiles and shell casings. Every handgun contains general rifling characteristics based on the number and width of grooves, as well as the direction of grooves. After a handgun is fired it

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    During his teenage years, Ramirez committed a staggering amount of misdemeanors and felonies that consisted of possession, breaking and entering, theft, and auto theft. Once the teenager grew into his adult years, he still performed misdemeanors; however, the felonies became more deadly and sadistic. Around 28 victims unfortunately encountered him. Some of the people from the 28 experienced horrible events, but they were able to live through his discretion. However, thirteen to fourteen other

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    My brother is still like a mountain, standing at six foot five and ripped; if you push he doesn't move. That’s OK though because I always visioned him being bigger than me anyway. He is indeed the biggest role model, literally and figuratively, in my life. It is through him that I have become who I am today: an adept game player, a skilled hunter, and a kind individual. Like when all my siblings lived at home my brother and I had to share a room. Because he was older than me he was able to stay

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    I woke up expecting to find the smell of cakey pancakes, maple syrup, and crispy greasy pepper seasoned bacon. But instead, I awoke to my girlfriend Jade tugging on my arm telling me “Get up get up, we're gonna die if you don't!” The Nukes dropped in California first, and then Boston leaving the rest of America in fear and wanting to evacuate as soon as they could. Jade and I ran for our lives to our neighbor's house where they had a bunker that they said they'd let us use in case of an emergency

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