The Man Behind the Gun: Samuel Colt and His Revolver

by Edwin Brit Wyckoff

Until the late nineteenth century, guns took a long time to load and could only make one shot at a time, but Samuel Colt invented a hand gun that held six bullets and could be fired without reloading every time. This changed weaponry forever.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766034461
• ISBN13: 9780766034464
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 4