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 ...

A relic from Paterson's early days as a diversified industrial powerhouse is expected to be sold for more than $250,000 next month. The rare Colt "Paterson" revolver will likely be far and away ...

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.

"Because this is the first firearm that really used tiny percussion caps to produce a repeating effect and this pistol was made by Sam Colt in Paterson, New Jersey, and his patent was 1836 and ...

but rather he perfected it as the Colt Paterson. Second, the company that has practically become synonymous with the frontier was first founded as the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company of Paterson ...

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