萨穆尔·柯尔特(Samuel Colt)(图1),是19世纪美国著名的武器发明家和制造商,也是世界上第一位具有经济眼光、把发明与实业结合成一体的武器发明家。他的一生建树颇多,他发明了左轮手枪的自动供弹机构,建立了当时世界规模最大的兵工厂—柯尔特兵工厂。著名的《新卡克斯顿百科全书》(New CoxtonEncyclopedia)和《美国大百科全书》(EncyclopediaAmerican)都以较大的篇幅记叙了他的生平和业绩。《世界手枪》(The Handgun of The world)则不惜以洋洋数万言的巨大篇幅来记叙他对军用手枪发展的卓越贡献 Samuel Colt (Figure 1), a famous American inventor and manufacturer of weapons in the 19th century, was also the first weapon inventor in the world with the economic vision to combine invention with industry . His life a lot of achievements, he invented the automatic revolver revolver mechanism, the establishment of the world’s largest arsenal - Colt arsenal. The famous New Coxton Encyclopedia and EncyclopediaAmerican both narrate his life and performance with a long history. The Handgun of The World, on the other hand, does not hesitate to record his remarkable contribution to the development of military pistols