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The Colt was made by [[Samuel Colt]] in 1835. When it is used with the supernatural bullets he made specially for it, the gun can kill anything.<ref name="one20">[[1.20 Dead Man's Blood]]</ref> It was the first supernatural weapon introduced in the series.
[[Lucifer]] says that there are only five things in all of creation that can't be killed by the Colt and that he is one of them, whether he meant himself personally or archangels in general was never specified.<ref name="five10">[[5.10 Abandon All Hope...]]</ref> It should also be noted that while the Colt can kill (almost) anything the shot must still be a kill shot. When [[Sam]] shoots [[John]]in the leg, while he is [[possessed]] by [[Azazel]], in the leg, the [[demon]] survives, but the shot allows for John to briefly take back control of his body before Azazel escapes.<ref name="one22">[[1.22 Devil's Trap]]</ref> The [[Alpha Vampire]] later revealed in [[12.14 The Raid]] that the five things that the Colt cannot kill are five individual creatures rather than five specific species of monsters.
Samuel Colt also designed the locked door to keep the portal to [[Hell]] known as the [[Devil's Gate in Wyoming|Devil's Gate]] from opening. The Devil's Gate and the Colt are linked together, the gun serves as the key to the gate, allowing it to be opened by inserting the Colt's muzzle into the keyhole. Colt then built a railroad of [[iron]] in the shape of a pentagram, with a church at each of the points, around the Devil's Gate to further ensure that it was [[demon]]-proof.<ref>[[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]]</ref>
