The Colt Paterson revolver was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary...
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earlier Colt Paterson Revolver, but this was Colt's first major success in the gun trade; the naval theme of the engraved cylinder of the Colt 1851 Navy...
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production of revolvers commercially viable. Colt's first two business ventures were producing firearms in Paterson, New Jersey, and making underwater mines;...
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model's patent. Colt Paterson (1836) Colt Walker (1847) Colt Dragoon (1848) Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver (1849) Colt 1851 Navy (1851) Colt 1855 Sidehammer...
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(1817–1847) and American firearms inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862), building upon the earlier Colt Paterson design. Walker wanted a handgun that was extremely...
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was the first firearm manufactured by Samuel Colt, developed shortly before the advent of the Colt Paterson revolver. The first model was succeeded by the...
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March 1836, Colt formed the Patent Arms Company and began operation in an unused silk mill along the banks of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey...
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basis of Paterson's most prosperous period, earning it the nickname "Silk City." In 1835, Samuel Colt began producing firearms in Paterson, but within...
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barreled guns of the era.[citation needed] In 1836, Samuel Colt patented the Colt Paterson, the first practical mass-produced revolver, which was capable...
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manufacturer Colt Paterson – 1836 revolver by Samuel Colt Colt 1851 Navy Revolver – 1851 revolver by Samuel Colt Sapp, Rick (2007). Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms...
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the Far East he was inspired to create his own caplock revolver: the Colt Paterson. In addition to handguns, Collier produced revolving shotguns and carbines...
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from 1909-23 Paterson (film), a 2016 drama starring Adam Driver Paterson (poem), by American poet William Carlos Williams Colt Paterson, the first revolver...
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century. Detail of an 8-chambered matchlock revolver (Germany, c. 1580) Colt Paterson 2nd belt model Early revolvers were caplock muzzleloaders: the user...
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(1847 to 1860s), Colt and Remington models Black powder conversion revolvers (late 1860s to early 1870s), Colt and Remington models Colt Single Action Army...
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Paterson City Hall is located at 155 Market Street in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey. The building is located on a block in Downtown Paterson bordered...
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John Caldwell Colt (March 1, 1810 – November 18, 1842), the brother of Samuel Colt, was an American fur trader, bookkeeper, and law clerk. He served briefly...
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family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the earlier commercial revolvers marketed by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company of Paterson, N.J...
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likely the Colt's 1st and 2nd model ring lever rifles, both cap and ball rifles, produced by the Patent Arms Mfg. Co. Paterson, N.J.-Colt's Patent between...
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found Paterson, New Jersey. In 1793, he became the superintendent of the S.U.M., replacing Pierre L'Enfant, and later settled in Paterson. Roswell Colt was...
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Open Top Pocket Model Revolver (USA – revolver – 1871) Colt Paterson (US – revolver – 1836) Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers (USA – revolver) Baby Dragoon:...
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Supernatural (American TV series) (redirect from The Colt (Supernatural))
otherworldly nature. The 1836 Colt Paterson revolver, usually referred to simply as "the Colt", was made by Samuel Colt, a paranormal hunter. According...
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the Navy Colt Paterson five-shot revolver. He expedited Samuel Walker to meet with Samuel Colt which led to the design of the legendary Colt Walker six-shot...
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Old Gun Mill (redirect from Colt Gun Mill)
Old Gun Mill, also referred to as "Colt Gun Mill", is a notable historic mill in Paterson, New Jersey where the Colt revolver was first produced in the...
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'Banjo' Paterson illustrated by Robert Ingpen (2013) Banjo Paterson Treasury (2013) An Outback Marriage (1900) (aka In No Man's Land) The Shearer's Colt (1936)...
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Samuel Hamilton Walker (category Colt's Manufacturing Company)
Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms. F+W Media, Inc. pp. 35–40. ISBN 978-0-89689-534-8. Adler, Dennis (2008). Colt Single Action: From Patersons to Peacemakers...
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true repeating handgun. In 1836, Samuel Colt applied a patent for a "revolving gun" later named the Colt Paterson; he was granted the patent on 25 February...
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breech. In this use, the cock has come to be termed a hammer. Samuel Colt's Colt Paterson revolver of 1836 used percussion caps. The hammer and other components...
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The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873) is a single-action revolver handgun. It was designed for the U.S. government...
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Great Falls (Passaic River) (redirect from Paterson Falls)
prominent waterfall, 77 feet (23 m) high, on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey. One of the United States' largest waterfalls...
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Colt Open Top Pocket Model Revolver Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company .22 Short .22 Long 7 United States 1871-1877 Colt Paterson Colt's Patent...
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