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Leavitt took out his patent less than a year after Samuel Colt had obtained a patent on his seminal revolver. Before Samuel Colt had a chance to bring Leavitt's new weapon to market.
Leavitt took out his patent less than a year after Samuel Colt had obtained a patent on his seminal revolver, and before Colt had a chance to bring his new weapon to market.