[DOC] [TLE] Samuel Colt - Wikipedia [PAR] But his business expanded rapidly after 1847, when the Texas Rangers ordered 
1,000 revolvers during the American war with Mexico. During the American Civil
... [DOC] [TLE] MexicanAmerican War - Wikipedia [PAR] The MexicanAmerican War, also known as the Mexican War, the U.S.Mexican 
War or the ... Americans and some Mexicans revolted against the Mexican 
government in .... There was little resistance to the Americans from the civilian 
population. ..... Colt Walker revolvers, of which the US Army had ordered 1,000 in 
1846. [DOC] [TLE] Samuel Colt - Inventions - HISTORY.com [PAR] Colt founded a company to manufacture his revolving-cylinder pistol; ... with the 
Mexican War (1846-48) under way, the U.S. government ordered 1,000 Colt 
revolvers. ... start of the U.S. Civil War (1861-65) he had made the Colt revolver 
perhaps ... and on February 25, 1836, the American inventor received U.S. Patent 
No. [DOC] [TLE] Colt sells his first revolvers to the U.S. government - Jan 04, 1847 ... [PAR] On this day in History, Colt sells his first revolvers to the U.S. government on Jan 
04, 1847. ... There was an error! .... contract to provide the U.S. government with 
1,000 of his .44 caliber revolvers. Before Colt began mass-producing his popular 
revolvers in 1847, handguns had ... He served during the Mexican War (1846-48)
. [DOC] [TLE] Why Colt Can't Shoot Straight - Bloomberg [PAR] May 30, 2014 ... Generations of American officers carried versions of the Colt .45 ... When war with 
Mexico broke out in 1846, the U.S. government ordered 1,000 ... Ezra confessed 
in his 1999 memoir, From Baghdad to Boardrooms, that until Donald was .... in 
Pentagon demand for new M4 rifles following the end of the wars... [DOC] [TLE] Colt Government Model - Revolvy [PAR] It was first used in later stages of the PhilippineAmerican War , and was widely 
... (or semi-automatic) pistol to replace the variety of revolvers then in service. ... 
U.S. military forces and the resultant surge in demand for the firearm in World 
War I ... The M1911 and M1911A1 pistols were also ordered from Colt or 
produced... [DOC] [TLE] The Occupation of Mexico, May 1846-July 1848 - U.S. Army [PAR] May 23, 2006 ... The Mexican War (1846-1848) was the U.S. Army's first experience waging ... 
Scott then led his army into the interior of Mexico with victories at Cerro .... At their 
worst, they resented superiors, disobeyed orders, balked against ... In 1846, most 
Americans knew little about Mexican society, culture, or history. [DOC] [TLE] Samuel Colt facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Like so many of America's nineteenth-century inventors, Samuel Colt hailed from 
New England. ... He also went to school until his fourteenth year (a fairly rare 
occurrence in ... When the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846, Texas 
Rangers ... Orders increased even more after Colt's revolver was displayed at the
... [DOC] [TLE] Gun maker Colt fights for survival as it files for bankruptcy - Telegraph [PAR] Jun 15, 2015 ... Iconic US gun-maker Colt Defence has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ... Earlier 
this month, the company failed to win their backing for a deal that ... on in 1847 
when the Texas Rangers ordered 1,000 revolvers. ... a version to arm troops 
fighting in the Mexican-American war. .... A little revolution has started. [DOC] [TLE] Inventions of the Industrial Revolution timeline | Timetoast timelines [PAR] Revolver sales were very slow until the start of the Mexican-American War, when 
the U.S. Government ordered 1000 ... His invention (the sewing machine) was 
directed at housewives. .... This motor made unit drives for machines possible 
and created a high demand for AC (Alternating Electric Current) power 
transmission. [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant | HistoryNet [PAR] He allowed the error to stand and became U. S. Grant. ... During the Civil War, his 
aide-de-camp, John A. Rollins, was a teetotaler who had seen his .... Federals,

Question: There was little demand for his revolver until the Mexican-American War when the U.S. government ordered 1,000
Answer: (Samuel) Colt