Daniel Leavitt
Daniel Leavitt (November 16, 1813–July 27, 1859) was an early American inventor who with his partner Edwin Wesson patented the first revolver after Samuel Colt's, and subsequently manufactured one of the first American revolving pistols. The innovative design was manufactured only briefly before a patent suit by Colt forced the company to stop producing the Leavitt & Wesson Dragoon revolver. But Leavitt's early patents, and those of his partner Wesson, stoked competition and helped drive the technological and manufacturing boom that produced the modern firearms industry.
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| Birth date | November 16, 1813 |
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| Birth name | Daniel Leavitt |
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| Date of death | July 27, 1859 |
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- http://www.google.com/patents?id=8nZgAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP2&lpg=PP2&dq=%22daniel+leavitt%22+chicopee&source=bl&ots=iGW--zLrJc&sig=DK4WTSlkSbb3vtBt2ZYmxcpamQ8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result
- http://www.google.com/patents?id=Zs0-AAAAEBAJ&pg=PP2&lpg=PP2&dq=daniel+leavitt+cabotville&source=bl&ots=PRrgxJWn_s&sig=1mDwu3j_A9ZlctIXkbza40UkKsY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result
- http://www.google.com/patents?id=pzdBAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=daniel+leavitt+cabotville&source=bl&ots=Vqi0GKE6fO&sig=mzbjvSXV9B_G-CiISjwEBZqoSBI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result