The rare Colt "Paterson" revolver will likely be far and away the ... orders from the military for revolving firearms for the U.S. Navy arrived ahead of and during the Mexican War that Colt ...

The Paterson was not a commercial success ... After the development of fixed ammunition, a great many Navy revolvers were converted to a rimfire .38 round, which was about equal to a ...

in Paterson, New Jersey, with the help of a wealthy uncle. A steel engraving of Samuel Colt with a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver. Colt’s invention was a revolutionary one; however, it was met with ...