Welcome to immediately’s Photo of the Day! Here we have now one of many first Colt revolvers ever! We have lined the Colt Paterson in a really early Photo of The Day however that is the true Colt primary (it’s actually referred to that) however it’s higher often known as the Baby Paterson. The Colt Pocket Model Paterson No. 1 was one of some different-sized Paterson revolvers. It was the smallest of the lineup with a 28-caliber bore. This specific one is definitely an Ehlers mannequin which denotes small quality-of-life upgrades such because the folding under-barrel loading lever. Ehlers took management of Colt’s manufacturing unit and inventory after its first chapter and commenced advertising and marketing these leftover Colt revolvers with their upgrades earlier than the corporate produced a few of the most beloved and iconic revolvers in American historical past.
“Colt/Ehlers Pocket Model Paterson Revolver No 1 (also known as “Baby Paterson” or “Fourth Model Ehlers”) manufactured by John Ehlers c. 1840-1843 following the chapter of Samuel Colt’s Patent Arms Manufacturing Company utilizing Colt Paterson elements. The diminutive Baby Paterson/Fourth Model Ehlers revolver is the smallest Colt percussion revolver. This revolver has the distinctive Ehlers options which embody: (1) connected loading lever with retaining spring, (2) capping channel in the appropriate recoil protect and (3) rounded cylinder rear. The cylinder again has ratchet tooth and lacks the cylinder turning ring discovered on early Colt Paterson revolvers.”
Lot 3068: Rare Colt Pocket Model Paterson No. 1/Fourth Model Ehlers. (n.d.). Rock Island Auction Company. {photograph}. Retrieved November 11, 2022, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/72/3068/rare-colt-pocket-model-paterson-no-1fourth-model-ehlers.
