These first Colt revolvers were called "Paterson" Colts, since they were manufactured at a factory in Paterson Falls, N.J. The first revolver to be made at the Paterson factory were not pistols ...

The city of Paterson, N.J., has had bad luck with its Colts – it keeps losing them to Hartford. First it was legendary firearms magnate Samuel Colt, who closed his gun-making factory ...

A long time ago, I was privileged to handle an original Colt Paterson revolver. As you may recall, this was the first American revolver—a legendary arm that saw wide use in frontier conflict.

Featured: Fabrique Nationale US M240B machine gun, Martial Colt Paterson Model 1839 percussion revolving rifle, important cased set of factory presentation Colts shipped 1861 DENVER, May 8 ...