Wazalwa kanjani i-revolver kaColt?

Umlando wesintu ngumlando wezimpi. Phakathi nakho konke, abantu baye bahlangana ngokuphindaphinda ngezikhali ezihlomile. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ezobuchwepheshe buye zathuthuka, izindlela nezindlela zempi zishintshile. I-revolver kaColt ngokubonakala kwayo ibonise enye into ebaluleke kakhulu ekuthuthukiseni izikhali, ebeka izimiso ezintsha ekwakhiweni kwamaphini. Indalo yakhe yayihambisana namaqiniso amaningana athakazelisayo azochazwa kulesi sihloko.

Amapulisi okuqala

Izibhamu zalolu hlobo ziyaziwa kusukela ngekhulu le-XV. Amasampula okuqala ayekhokhiswa ngecala. I-powder emnyama yayisetshenziselwa ukuqhuma , kanti isakhi sokuhola ngokuvamile ibhola elihola. Isibhamu sasishaja emgqonyeni. Ukushiswa kwesibhamu kwenzeka ngedivaysi ekhethekile ebizwa ngokuthi ukukhiya. Kusukela ngekhulu le-XVIII, izibhamu zazihlonywe nge-silicon type. Ukuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe kuholele ekukhuleni kwezinguquko zokuqala, okuyizibonelo ezinomshini wegubhu. Ekuqaleni, izikhali ezinjalo azizange zisetshenziswe kabanzi, njengoba uhlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi yokulayisha aluzange lunikeze ukudubula okuqhubekayo okusheshayo. Konke kwashintsha ngemva kokusungulwa ngo-1807 we-capsule detonation ye-powder composition. Lesi simiso sokudubula sasivule amathuba okuba i-revolver. Manje umbuzo oyinhloko wukuthi ngubani ozoba ngowokuqala ukwethula lobu buchwepheshe ekukhiqizeni futhi ahlele ukukhiqizwa kwama revolvers amasha esikalini sezimboni.

I-Future Weapon King

Wazalwa uSamuel Colt emndenini womkhiqizi uChristopher Colt ngoJulayi 19, 1814. Kusukela esemncane, uSam wayekhangwa ngezandla. Wafunda ngesithakazelo esikhulu amamodeli ahlukahlukene ngaleso sikhathi. Ulwazi olulandelayo lwabasiza kamuva uma i-revolver yokuqala ye-Colt idalwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukubhekwa okuningi okwenziwe phakathi nesevisi ngumkhumbi emkhunjini womthengisi "uCorvo" kwasiza ekucabangeni ukuklanywa kwesibhamu kuSamuweli. Wayeqaphela indlela yokuphakamisa isikebhe somkhumbi, oye wajikeleza ngendlela eyodwa kuphela. Wabuye waba nesithakazelo kudivayisi yesondo lokushayela kanye nokulungiswa kwesimo ngemuva kokuphenduka. Imithetho yokusebenza yalezi zindlela yayihlanganisa i-capsular revolver Colt, enelungelo lobunikazi ngo-1835 eNgilandi. Unyaka kamuva i-patent yamukelwa e-USA.

Ukukhiqizwa esikalini semboni

Ngo-1847 uColt wabhalisa inkampani yakhe. Isitolo sokuqala sokuzivikela avula emzini wasePatterson. I-revolver entsha ye-Colt eyakhiqizwa kule workshop yahlukaniswa ngokudubula nokushisa okuhle. Naphezu kwalokhu, ekuqaleni inkampani yayinezinkinga ezinkulu zokuthengisa. Isimo esenzeka neqembu laseTexas Rangers sashintsha isimo. Njengoba uhlelo lwe-revolver "Colt" njengesikhali esikhulu, iziphathimandla zomthetho ezingu-16 zibhekene namaNdiya angu-80. Izingozi zavela kuma-win winners, zingalahlekelwa muntu oyedwa. Ukuphumelela okunjalo kwaqinisekisa umshayeli wezikhali ngezigidi ezingu-1 000 ezigumbini zezokuthutha eTexas, wabeka isisekelo sokubambisana nokuhulumeni wase-US. Ukungqubuzana neMexico kanye nempi yombango phakathi kwezwe kwaqhubeka nokuqinisa isimo sezimali somenzi. Umvukeli weColt usebe uphawu lweqiniso lwaseMelika. Kwazakhamuzi ezivamile, kwakuyizindlela eziphumelelayo zokuzivikela, futhi ngezinye izikhathi isici sokusinda ezikhathini ezinzima.