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[[Image:ColtPatterson5thmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt Paterson 5th Model - .36 caliber.]]
[[Image:ColtPatterson5thmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt Paterson 5th Model - .36 caliber.]]
[[Image:ColtPatterson-LoadingLever.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt Paterson with loading lever - .36 caliber.]]
[[Image:ColtPatterson-LoadingLever.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt Paterson with loading lever - .36 caliber.]]
Famously known as the first successful revolver, this gun was world renowned for its five shot rotary cylinder, separate from the barrel, which made it easier to fire accurately than the revolver "Pepperbox" derringers of the time, which Mark Twain famously remarked were safer to stand in front of than anywhere else. The gun's full potential was realized when Texas Rangers on horseback used them to effectively dispatch renegade Indians with them and soon the pistol was a hit. Once the loading lever was added to the design, the gun became much easier to load and even more popular before being phased out by better Colt designs such as the [[Colt Dragoon]] series.
 
The '''Colt Paterson 1836''' was the first handgun to incorporate Samuel Colt's patented revolver mechanism, and thus the first weapon that could be called a "revolver" in the modern sense. While hand-advanced flintlock revolvers date back hundreds of years earlier and Colt is believed to have been inspired by [[Collier Flintlock Revolver|the flintlock revolver designs of Elisha Collier]], Colt's was the first to connect the actions of advancing and locking the cylinder to cocking the hammer, and also incorporated percussion cap ignition, the most advanced method of the day.
 
It was far better than the cheap revolver "Pepperbox" derringers of the time, which Mark Twain famously remarked were safer to stand in front of than anywhere else. The gun's full potential was realized when Texas Rangers on horseback used them to effectively dispatch renegade Indians with them and soon the pistol was a hit, leading to the production of the [[Colt Walker]]. Further improvements and vastly higher production numbers would lead to better Colt designs such as the [[Colt Dragoon]] series.
 
In his book ''American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms'', [[American Sniper|Chris Kyle]] describes the Paterson as the "grandfather" of Colt's [[Single Action Army]] revolver.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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|''[[Pale Rider]]''||[[Doug McGrath]]||Spider Conway|| ||1985
|''[[Pale Rider]]''||[[Doug McGrath]]||Spider Conway|| ||1985
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|''[[Lonesome Dove]]''||[[Barry Corbin]]||Rosco Brown|| ||1989
|''[[Zorro, The Mask of|The Mask of Zorro]]'' || [[Matt Letscher]] || Capt. Harrison Love || ||1998
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| rowspan=2|''[[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]''||[[Casey Affleck]]||Robert Ford|| rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|2007
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| [[Paul Schneider]]||Dick Liddil
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| rowspan=2|''[[Lucky Luke]]''||Claudio Weppler || Phil Defer || rowspan=2|w/loading lever || rowspan=2|2009
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|''[[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]''||[[Casey Affleck]]||Robert Ford|| ||2007
| || Thugs
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|''[[The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford]]''||[[Paul Schneider]]||Dick Liddil|| ||2007
| rowspan=2|''[[The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]]'' || Sam Dillon || Young Man || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|2018
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|''[[Lucky Luke]]''||Claudio Weppler || Phil Defer || w/loading lever || 2009
| [[Tom Waits]] || The prospector
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|''[[Lucky Luke]]''|| || Thugs || w/loading lever || 2009
| ''[[News of the World]]'' || Gabriel Ebert || Benjamin Farley || || 2020
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| ''[[North and South: Book I|North and South]]'' || [[Patrick Swayze]] || Lt. Orry Main || || 1985
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|''[[Lonesome Dove]]''||[[Barry Corbin]]||Rosco Brown|| ||1989
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|rowspan="5"|''[[Supernatural - Season 1]]''||[[Jared Padalecki]] ||Sam Winchester||  rowspan="5"|Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion  ||rowspan="5"|2005 - 2006
|rowspan="5"|''[[Supernatural - Season 1]]''||[[Jared Padalecki]] ||Sam Winchester||  rowspan="5"|Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion  ||rowspan="5"|2005 - 2006
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| [[Mark Sheppard]]||Crowley
| [[Mark Sheppard]]||Crowley
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|rowspan="3"|''[[Supernatural - Season 6]]''||[[Jensen Ackles]] ||Dean Winchester||  rowspan="3"|Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion / "Frontierland" (S06E18) ||rowspan="3"|2011
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| [[Sam Hennings]]||Samuel Colt
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| [[Jared Padalecki]]||Sam Winchester
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| ''[[Princess Principal]]'' ||  || Ep. 03; hanging on the wall  || 2017
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=See Also=
=See Also=

Latest revision as of 06:16, 23 April 2023

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Colt Paterson 1st Model - .36 caliber.
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Colt Paterson 5th Model - .36 caliber.
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Colt Paterson with loading lever - .36 caliber.

The Colt Paterson 1836 was the first handgun to incorporate Samuel Colt's patented revolver mechanism, and thus the first weapon that could be called a "revolver" in the modern sense. While hand-advanced flintlock revolvers date back hundreds of years earlier and Colt is believed to have been inspired by the flintlock revolver designs of Elisha Collier, Colt's was the first to connect the actions of advancing and locking the cylinder to cocking the hammer, and also incorporated percussion cap ignition, the most advanced method of the day.

It was far better than the cheap revolver "Pepperbox" derringers of the time, which Mark Twain famously remarked were safer to stand in front of than anywhere else. The gun's full potential was realized when Texas Rangers on horseback used them to effectively dispatch renegade Indians with them and soon the pistol was a hit, leading to the production of the Colt Walker. Further improvements and vastly higher production numbers would lead to better Colt designs such as the Colt Dragoon series.

In his book American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms, Chris Kyle describes the Paterson as the "grandfather" of Colt's Single Action Army revolver.

Specifications

(1836 - 1842)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .36 Ball
  • Weight: 2.75 lbs (1.2 kg)
  • Length: 13.75 in (34.9 cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 7.5 in (19 cm)
  • Capacity: 5-round Cylinder
  • Fire Modes: Single-Action

The Colt Paterson 1836 has been used in the following films:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Pale Rider Doug McGrath Spider Conway 1985
The Mask of Zorro Matt Letscher Capt. Harrison Love 1998
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Casey Affleck Robert Ford 2007
Paul Schneider Dick Liddil
Lucky Luke Claudio Weppler Phil Defer w/loading lever 2009
Thugs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Sam Dillon Young Man 2018
Tom Waits The prospector
News of the World Gabriel Ebert Benjamin Farley 2020

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
North and South Patrick Swayze Lt. Orry Main 1985
Lonesome Dove Barry Corbin Rosco Brown 1989
Supernatural - Season 1 Jared Padalecki Sam Winchester Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 2005 - 2006
Jensen Ackles Dean Winchester
Jeffrey Dean Morgan John Winchester
Anne Openshaw Kate
Warren Christie Luther
Supernatural - Season 2 Jared Padalecki Sam Winchester Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 2006 - 2007
Jensen Ackles Dean Winchester
Jeffrey Dean Morgan John Winchester
Fredric Lane Azazel
Aldis Hodge Jake Talley
Supernatural - Season 3 Jared Padalecki Sam Winchester Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 2007 - 2008
Jensen Ackles Dean Winchester
Jim Beaver Bobby Singer
Supernatural - Season 4 Jensen Ackles Dean Winchester Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 2008 - 2009
Supernatural - Season 5 Jared Padalecki Sam Winchester Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 2009
Jensen Ackles Dean Winchester
Mark Sheppard Crowley
Supernatural - Season 6 Jensen Ackles Dean Winchester Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion / "Frontierland" (S06E18) 2011
Sam Hennings Samuel Colt
Jared Padalecki Sam Winchester

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Princess Principal Ep. 03; hanging on the wall 2017

See Also

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