Colt Paterson - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 Colt on February 25, 1836, in the United States, England and France, and it derived its name from being produced in Paterson, New Jersey.
How Texas Rangers Jack Hays & Sam Walker Influenced Colt's Revolver
WEBFeb 18, 2021 · This is the story of how the Texas Rangers led to the creation of Colt’s six-shot revolver. Three brave men changed the nature of close-quarters combat forever. Two of them, Jack Hays and Sam Walker, were legendary Texas Rangers, while the third man, Samuel Colt, was a brilliant inventor.
The Handguns of the Texas Rangers - American Handgunner
WEBThe stunning Ranger victory promoted the Colt revolver and changed the face of the Indian Wars. One Ranger in that battle was Samuel Walker, who approached Colt with the recommendation of a more powerful .44 caliber revolver holding a sixth shot.
Colt Paterson Revolver, Called the “Texas Colt” - The Bryan …
WEBThe Colt Paterson gave Texans the firepower to defend themselves against attacks, as well as put native populations on the defensive. This Holster Model with a nine-inch barrel is known as the “Texas Colt” because it was the exact model carried by the Texas Rangers.
Colt Walker - Wikipedia
WEBThe Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six charges of black powder behind six bullets (typically .44 caliber lead balls).
On This Day in 1847, a Texas Ranger Walked Into Samuel Colt’s …
WEBJan 4, 2017 · Samuel Colt accepted an order for 1,000 revolvers from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers on this day in 1847. At the time, although he had some success selling his guns abroad, his...
Texas and the Paterson Colt - True West Magazine
WEBAug 18, 2023 · One hundred and eighty years ago, Samuel Colt’s revolutionary handgun broke trail for the Lone Star State and has been associated with Texas ever since. Armed with 5-shot Paterson “revolving pistols,” the Texas Rangers of the 1840s were considered “as formidable a band of fighters as could be found anywhere in the world at that time.”
Colt Revolvers - TSHA
WEBOct 2, 2019 · The Colt revolver remained preeminent among such arms in Texas and throughout the West for the remainder of the nineteenth century. The 1873 Single Action Army model, known as the Peacemaker or simply six-shooter, became the standard sidearm of the postwar military, the Texas Rangers, and the majority of …
Samuel Walker, Samuel Colt, and the Six-Shooters That Won the Wst
WEBHow an unlikely friendship between a Northern industrialist named Samuel Colt and legendary Texas Ranger Samuel Walker forged the revolvers that won the West.
Cowboy Time Machine: Colt's First Revolver, the Paterson, Yesterday & Today
WEBNov 9, 2016 · The .44 caliber revolvers he built for the Texas Rangers put Samuel Colt back on the road to prosperity and led to the forming of the Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Co. of Hartford, Connecticut in 1855.