The introduction of the practical revolver

There's supposed to be reference to the introduction of the first practical revolver depicted in the Old American Western Frontier in this movie. In an old History Channel program on old firearms, it discussed the introduction and use of the new-fangled Colt revolver in the pre-cowboy American western frontier.

Samuel Colt actually did not invent the revolver. There are surviving examples of flintlock revolvers in museums. But the technological introduction of the percussion cap enabled Samuel Colt to invent a truly practical revolver. His early five to six-shot percussion cap revolvers were well-made and functional. The early drawback was that the entire chamber had to be removed for reloading. It was a simple matter to remove the five/six shot chamber part, but it was time-consuming to reload. The alternative was to purchase and carry a spare, pre-loaded chamber or two.

In the History Channel program, one account is about a mountain man who takes a chance and invests in one of these new-fangled pistol inventions. It is a .36 caliber, five-shot (I think) early Colt percussion revolver. While out on the range, this mountain man is ambushed by a part of hostile Indians who have him cornerd and surrounded. The Indians know that mountain men typically carry one muzzle-loading rifle, a knife and possibly a tomahawk. It is seldom that a mountain man carries more than one firearm, although it does occur. The Indians know that if they can goad him into firing his weapon, they have roughly 12 to 15 seconds to charge the mountain man before he can finish reloading and aiming his muzzle-loading rifle. To do this the individual warriors briefly pop up and make short quick rushes to entice their target into firing his one firearm. They accomplish this when the mountain man fires his rifle and reportedly misses. When they rush the mountain man and get in close, they're stunned when their intended victim unleashes a barrage of shots at them. It's not know if he wounded or killed any, but so shocked are the Indians at this sudden inexplicable devilish magic of many gunshots at them that they panic and retreat. The mountain man lives to tell the tale. In the late 1830s, a group of about 15 Texas Rangers, also armed with Colt revolvers purchased by each man, hold off a band of 75 hostile Commanche warriors. Assuming each ranger fielded a six-shot revolver, that's equivalent to 80 guys with single-shot pistols. Add to that, each man's single-shot rifle and you have the equivalent of 95 guys against 75 Indians, roughly speaking, although it's not quite an exact approximation. But to the stunned Commanche warriors, instead of a mere 15 Texan rangers, it would seem more like 50 men shooting back at them.