Colt Paterson
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The Colt Paterson revolver was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel. Its design was patented by Samuel
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Second Model 1838 Colt Paterson rifle
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Colt 1851 Navy Revolver
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The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol or Navy Pistol, sometimes erroneously referred to as "Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber" or "of Navy Caliber," is a.36 caliber, six-round cap and ball revolver
Colt Paterson
…weighs a near-identical 83 grains (5.4 g) and the velocity is also essentially the same. The cylinder is somewhat shorter than that found on the later Colt Navy .36 revolvers but will hold 22 gr (1.4 g) of FFFg black powder while allowing full seating of the ball. Colt sold the Paterson revolver and carbine to the United…
Colt 1851 Navy Revolving Pistol, serial no 2
Colt Navy 51 Gustav Young engraving
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