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Colt Paterson

Name: Colt Paterson
Brand: Colt's

Single action · .36 Caliber Percussion (Cap and Ball) · introduced 1836

Also known as Paterson revolver, Colt Model 1836, Texas Paterson

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About the Colt Paterson

The Colt Paterson was the first commercially successful repeating firearm to use a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned to a single barrel. Patented by Samuel Colt in 1836 and built by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company in Paterson, New Jersey, it was a single-action, five-shot percussion revolver with a distinctive folding trigger that dropped down only when the hammer was cocked. Early guns were chambered in .28 caliber, with the larger .36 holster model following.

The Paterson's success with the Texas Rangers led Captain Samuel Walker to seek out Samuel Colt and co-design the massive Walker revolver, reviving Colt's business after the original Paterson company had already gone bankrupt.

Colt Paterson specifications

General

Type: Revolver
Action: Single action
Firing mechanism: Single action
Trigger: Single stage
Calibres: .36 Caliber Percussion (Cap and Ball)
Magazine capacity: 5 rounds
Magazine: Rotary magazine

Dimensions

Barrel length: 191 mm (7.5 in)
Overall length: 349 mm (13.7 in)
Weight (empty): 1.20 kg (2.65 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand
Grooves: 7

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Wood
Finish: blued

Performance

Effective range: 50 m

History

Introduced: 1836
Discontinued: 1842
Production status: Out of production
Country of origin: US
Designer: Samuel Colt

Features

Revolving cylinder
Folding trigger
Single action only
Percussion cap ignition

Safety

Hammer safety pins between nipples

About 2,800 revolvers of all types were produced before the company failed in 1842. The Texas Rangers' use of the .36 No. 5 'Texas' model, notably at the Battle of Walker's Creek in 1844, demonstrated the revolver's combat value and helped revive Colt's fortunes.