The gun that "won the West" also transformed American manufacturing and marketing. [See learning resources here.](https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/inventing-america-colts-experimental-pocket-pistol/) Elisha King Root for Samuel Colt, Experimental Pocket Pistol, Serial number 5, caliber .265 inches, barrel length 3 inches, overall length 7 inches, brass, steel, and iron, 1849-50 (Wads
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