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'''The Colt | '''The Colt Paterson 1836 has been used in the following films:''' | ||
[[Image:ColtPatterson-1stmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt | [[Image:ColtPatterson-1stmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt Paterson 1st Model - .36 caliber.]] | ||
[[Image:ColtPatterson5thmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt | [[Image:ColtPatterson5thmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt Paterson 5th Model - .36 caliber.]] | ||
[[Image:ColtPatterson-LoadingLever.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt | [[Image:ColtPatterson-LoadingLever.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Colt Paterson with loading lever - .36 caliber.]] | ||
==Info== | ==Info== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 8 December 2011
The Colt Paterson 1836 has been used in the following films:
Info
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.
Film
- Casey Affleck as Robert Ford in Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The
- Paul Schneider as Dick Liddil in Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The
- Barry Corbin as Rosco Brown in Lonesome Dove
- Doug McGrath as Spider Conway in Pale Rider
Television
- The Winchester family in the WB series Supernatural