Samuel Colt

Samuel Colt was the creator of the infamous revolver named for him, the Colt. He was present at the last stand of the Alamo and created the gun amidst the attack. The gun was imbibed with the power to slay any being, whether it be human, demon, or any other supernatural creature. Colt was also the guardian of the Devil's Gate, and he constructed an enormous Devil's Trap around the cemetery and crypt in Wyoming that served as a direct link to the realm of Hell itself. Only the Colt itself could open the crypt and thus open the Devil's Gate, and with the gigantic Trap surrounding the cemetery, Colt felt no demon could ever enter the area to open the gate as the Trap surrounding it was so large that it would serve to keep demons of any strength out. Colt created this enormous Devil's Trap by building five frontier churches surrounding the region and connecting them with a railway system that formed the Trap. Samuel Colt's name and legacy lived on in the world of hunters, who immortalized him as an idol and who regarded him as a legendary figure. The Colt itself was lost over time and many believed it to be a myth, until a hunter by the name of Elkins acquired it. Eventually it was stolen from him by a nest of vampires, who did not realize just what the gun was or what it was capable of. It was then in turn reclaimed by John Winchester, to whom it would prove a vital and all-important weapon as well as to his sons, Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester.