sam colt WAS the inventor of a cylinder or colt pistol wHich was frequently used in the american ciViL war. the cylinder MADE IT POSSIBLE to shoot without reloading.with this gun, killing another human became very easy. AS A RESULT everyone HAD AN equal CHANCE to kill another or TO be killed. therefore a western saying originated: God created man and Sam Cornell Colt made them equal, as a paraphrase on: we are all equal in the face of god.