A Colt "Paterson" revolver made in the New Jersey city bearing its name between 1837 and 1840 is expected to be sold for more than $250,000 in a Dec. 2023 auction.

A relic from Paterson's early days as a diversified industrial powerhouse is expected to be sold for more than $250,000 next month.

The 4 greatest handguns of the West were all revolvers made by one man—Samuel Colt Par: David E. Petzal 13 juin 2024 Colt Paterson revolver ...

When the hammer was cocked, a mechanism inside the gun rotated the cylinder to bring the next round up and locked the cylinder in place. The result was the Paterson Colt revolver of 1836.

A Colt revolver from the 1800s that was stolen from the state museum more than 50 years ago has been located. It is one of dozens of artifacts dating back as far as the French and Indian War that ...

Then, two Colt revolvers made in the early years of the Paterson plant and worth hundreds of thousands of dollars were stolen in 1998 from the city-run Paterson Museum.

Passaic County Historic Colt gun mill site in Paterson begins environmental cleanup Updated: Jun. 04, 2025, 3:37 p.m. | Published: Jun. 04, 2025, 3:26 p.m.

It is debatable whether the weapon really made a difference, but Hays and the Rangers praised the Paterson and sales took off. With that success, Colt continued to further refine the revolver.

Captain Walker approached Samuel Colt, a leading firearms designer, to create a pistol suitable for the Texas Rangers and the U.S. Dragoons. The new weapon was designed by both Colt and Walker, based ...