The Colt Paterson revolver was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel.

Samuel Colt patented the design of the Paterson on February 25, 1836, in the United States, France, and England. It derived its name from being produced in Paterson, NJ.

Jul 30, 2012 · The Colt Paterson is a five shot black powder revolver produced from 1836 until 1842 by the Patent Arms Company of Paterson N.J. It is the first percussion cap revolver. In the early 1830s a...

Starting in 1836 in Paterson, New Jersey, Samuel Colt’s revolver is one of the 10 most influential inventions EVER produced. The Colt Paterson revolver was the first practical revolving-cylinder …

The Colt Paterson is where the American revolver story really begins. Patented in 1836 and built by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company in Paterson, New Jersey, it was Samuel Colt’s first commercial …

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Sep 1, 2025 · Samuel Colt got his big break in 1836 with a patent for a gun that could fire multiple shots. He soon built the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company in Paterson, New Jersey with $300,000 from …

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After 1870, Colt models were produced for self-contained cartridges that are much like modern pistol ammunition. First manufactured by Colt's factory in Paterson, New Jersey (1836–42), from 1847, the …

May 12, 2017 · Firearms buffs generally associate Colt’s Paterson revolver, the first truly practical revolver, with the year 1836, when this revolutionary handgun was patented, and Sam Colt’s Patent …