The Patterson

[yotehtr]

Colt’s Paterson—the Foaling of a Legend

Firearms buffs generally associate Colt’s Paterson revolver, the first truly practical revolver, with the year 1836, when this revolutionary handgun was

truewestmagazine.com

 

[HayesGreener]

It is the one Cap and Ball Colt that I do not have a Colt replica of. Colt only made a small number of the replicas and I could not get my hands on one.

 

[Old_Me]

on that magazine cover....actor, Slim Pickens..

Slim was a longtime supporter of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), appearing in promotional shots.[citation needed] He was an avid outdoorsman, appearing in several episodes of The American Sportsman.

Slim Pickens - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[yotehtr]

The Patterson has been on my bucket list for a very long time.

 

[youngolddude]

The Comanches were sure surprised.

 

[HayesGreener]

The Comanches were sure surprised.

Capt Jack Coffe Hays and his Rangers

 

[youngolddude]

Indian tactics of the day were to swarm people after their initial shots, overwhelming them before they could reload. Multi-shot guns caused the marauders to come into range with devastating results. Once they figured this out, they had to resort to other ways of warfare.