Back in 1835, when Halley's Comet was overhead, same night those men died at the Alamo, they say Samuel Colt made a gun. A special gun. He made it for a hunter. A man like us, only on horseback. Story goes, he made thirteen bullets. This hunter used the gun a half dozen times before he disappeared, the gun along with him... Somehow Daniel got his hands on it. They say... they say this gun can kill anything.

@Cambpro

5 жыл бұрын

No timebo mala (I will fear no evil)

@johnnyfedpost1776

5 жыл бұрын

Too spooky

@dastardlypenguin9268

5 жыл бұрын

The men at the Alamo died in 1836..

@johnnyfedpost1776

5 жыл бұрын

@@dastardlypenguin9268 or did they...

@clubtcb

5 жыл бұрын

@Matt Morgan cue dramatic music

This is extremely helpful in actually understanding how these guns actually worked. I think most people see a revolver and assume a modern bullet with a casing but it makes a lot more sense to see how it actually worked.

10 shots a minute in 1835 completely unheard of back then in practical terms

These Pattersons have more of that early steam engine industrial look to them. More-so than the later models, and I want one REALLY BAD.

The keying of the cylinder to the hammer would seem to eliminate any problems with indexing ... I had no idea Colt did that. Great video.

Looks like it would be a once in a while shooter. Very neat concept and history, being the beginning of the revolver age, but it seems a bit more of a pain than fun to shoot.

Mike, your knowledge is amazing. Thank you. I’ve learned a lot from you since becoming a BP/cap and ball shooter 3 years ago.

This is one of my earlier videos. It is heavy on history and tech stuff. I'll do another Paterson video in a few months that will be all shooting.

@gtaxxtryhardxx563

5 жыл бұрын

Hey how much do you want for the that Colt Paterson revolver cause I watch a show called Supernatural and that specific gun is on it and I've always wanted that gun as long as that show has been on TV?

This revolver looks like a total pain in the A. To load, to shoot, to clean. I imagine one trip to the range with this thing would give anyone a thorough appreciation for their glock.

@tobytawaqal3678

5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the very first modern revolver (designed in 1836) when the percussion cap was developed and before that, the flintlock was still in common use. Both mechanism are only capable for a SINGLE-SHOT & had to be reloaded after each shot. Men gave huge appreciation for this invention, had the U.S still using flintlock in the Mexican-American War, there might be a small chances of winning.

Great video once again. Thank you for posting them! I'm not sure about other youtubers, but I find all the technical and historical information you provide about these firearms fascinating. I didn't really know much about cap and ball guns until I started watching your videos. Good stuff!

Can you PLEASE review the phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range one day?

@hurdygurdyman3134

4 жыл бұрын

Just what ya see pall

@sherlockbatmanholmes892

3 жыл бұрын

12 gauge Auto Loada

@Joshua_N-A

Жыл бұрын

You can't do that!

Look at that recoil, listen to that sound. What an amazing gun.

THANK YOU!! Very littel quality stuff out there on such a historic Colt icon. Only one problem - you DO NOT need to remove the screw to slide out the wedge

You have become my favorite subscription by far !! Keep up the historical gun vidieos I love them .

Just bought,at a dear price, the loading tool. Shot about 50 rounds Wednesday and the tool worked fine. I have had this gun for a number of years and had never fired it because of the lack of a tool. I did not it find it necessary to loosen and remove the wedge retaining screw. Thanks for the entertainment and knowledge you provide. Although not an old west shooter or aficionado I am a gun nut and shoot and hand load for numerous handguns.

Thank you so much for showing the principle of operation of this colt, it is very beautiful

Thanks Mike. Got one in lay-a-way from Dixie. Very informative video.

The Mask of Zorro brought me here. I took notice to this unique design of a revolver wielded by Captain Love in that film and always wondered what the name was and how it functioned. Good video on the Colt Paterson!

Love the history of theese guns. Keep up the good work.

i love how you always respond to my questions the same day

great video, love the history with it

very ingenious mechanical, Sam Colt was a genius, great video. Regards.

Another great history lesson Mike!

I ordered one of these Pietta Paterson's from DGW three months ago. Its being delivered this Monday. I can't wait! Another great vid Mike.

@haroldsmith1532

7 жыл бұрын

How is it

Imagine trying to reload that during a firefight

@alanrogs3990

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think they did

@proletariatbourgeoisie9929

Жыл бұрын

Seems like it would be easier to carry a couple pre-loaded cylinders, and just swap them out instead of actually reloading the one cylinder

@m.n.s.s2825

9 ай бұрын

​​@@proletariatbourgeoisie9929 That's what they did I guess, like Rifles

Thanks for your vids. Mike....I always learn something new from you!!!!!! Awesome Job!!!!!

@randomyoutubeuser3918

11 ай бұрын

This is the oldest comment, cool

My dad has an italian repro (.36). Im pretty sure it breaks every other time he takes it out. The originals were probably better built than his, but I can see why they would want to carry 2! Cool piece of history. Thanks for the in-depth video.

Definitely Rockstar must add this revolver to RDR2. I remember seeing this revolver in a cigarette card.

@rayp.8364

4 жыл бұрын

How will the player even reload it? it will take like 5-10 minutes to load those five rounds

@xboxheavy

4 жыл бұрын

@Jimmy S Yeah they did that with the the Colt Navy!

@tomaszbiczak1783

4 жыл бұрын

And what about swapping cylinders?

@KC.45

4 жыл бұрын

Natanel Davidoff Who said anything about including this lever less model?

@Paperweight64

3 жыл бұрын

@@rayp.8364 Damn right, son, it'll put hair on your chest. Kids these days need to learn patience, not ADHD.

@BobRoberts1987 I'll be doing a LeMatt video in a month or so. Can't promise anything on the others.

Love the videos very well done . I'm still waiting for a Patterson cleaning video. Thanks .

@jeffshootsstuff Hi Jeff. You're correct, but I find that I have trouble getting the barrel back on unless I remove the wedge completely. It tends to turn sideways and catch the arbor...just easier for me to take it all the way out.

@verfugbarkite Actually most Patersons, pistols and revolving rifles, came with a second cylinder to speed up reloading. The Army used them (Paterson revolving rifles) in the Seminol war, and stressed reloading with the second cylinder. So they were probably quite a bit faster.

never saw the mechanism before , exellent video , thanks

great video, it definitely helped me with my project

I wish the replicas were not so expensive. I really want a Patterson but they want way to much for these.

@delonrawson4542

6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Myers I've seen originals for sale. $300,000. $500 is a lot cheaper. But. I feel you none the less. I cant afford that rn myself. Still. Not bad compared to originals

@falloutpropguy

6 жыл бұрын

500 for this guy or 400 for a 9 inch walker ill pick the walker every time

@OpenMawProductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@falloutpropguy Depends on the reason why. If you want to own the original Colt revolver? The walker is just another Revolver historically speaking.

@alanrogs3990

2 жыл бұрын

@@falloutpropguy Now they are $800 +. You should have bought one 10 years ago.

@falloutpropguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanrogs3990 haha 10 years ago I was 12

@MrFlaujac it is pretty soft, but more than strong enough for its purpose.

The Patterson didn't sell well because the people that purchased it are still trying to reload it useing the Patterson tool. Great video as always.

@mrtlsimon Amen to that brother. That tool works OK if used in conjunction with a hammer.

Hi there Mike, Thank you for your posts and your articles in Guns of the Old West Magazine!!! The Paterson is the next cap and ball revolver I will purchase. I have to ask…..why didn't you discuss how the Paterson tool was used in loading the Paterson? Thank you again for this great video!!! Sincere Regards, Keith

Thanks for getting back to me.

This was really high tech and ahead of its time back in 1836

Leave the wedge screw in place,it retains the wedge when you slide it to the left to remove the barrel.Yours is like mine,I had to tweak the wedge so it would do this.

An old Comanche who had been involved in “Hays’ Big Fight,” as the incident was often called, commented when shown a Paterson Colt, “Him no good.” Reportedly, this old warrior still carried a ball in his shoulder as a reminder of that bloody day.

@Joshua_N-A

Жыл бұрын

He carried that lead to the grave?

You don't need to remove the wedge retaining screw FYI... just tap the wedge to the left. The screw head retains the wedge from being lost but you don't have to remove the screw to get the wedge out far enough for disassmbly. At least that's how mine is. Thanks for the vid.

No, but a couple of custom gunsmiths have made cartridge conversions.

This is an older video, so you may have already started doing what I am going to mention. But, first it was a good video for the most part, I enjoyed seeing it disassembled and a quick loading walk through. That said, when someone at the range you are at starts firing it's hard to make out what you are saying. You could do a retake, or stop when the person starts firing their weapon, you could resume after they are finished, then resume talking, and edit out the bit with the shots being fired(easy in the most basic video editing software.). It was particularly difficult to make out what you said at all at 0:18 .

Thank you for the information I greatly appreciate it. :)

I grew up just over the hill, as it were, from where Jack Hays and his rangers fought the Comanches. The Paterson has always been one of my favorites. One pet peeve of mine though, is that the .36 caliber is an innovation of the Italian replica industry. Original Colt Texas Patersons were .40 caliber. The smaller models were. 28, .32 & .34 calibers. The .36 caliber didn’t come along until the 1851 Navy. And, even the Navy prototype was .40 caliber. But, I can’t recall the reason, maybe, metallurgy, it was reduced to .36. I remember when the first Paterson replicas came out Muzzleloader Magazine had a review. The writer was very disappointed that they were not .40 caliber. But since then the replicas took over and no one remembers the real history. Sadly, that’s true in many cases.

Achei a arma muito legal, adoro essas antigas com esse tipo de carregamento é melhor ainda é o atirador, tirando onda, legal.

Very interrestig .I wonder with what kind of tools did they manage to produce such a complex gun for that time.

I have the Texas Paterson Hmm? My loading tool works just fine and I have XL hands at 6'5 and 240 lbs. I load 17 gr. 3F and the wad fits fine and shoots where the sight point. If I use 20 gr then I have to use Bore Butter and it shoots higher. It shoots about the same as my Colt Navy Uberti.

@KossoffFan I don't have a Rodgers & Spencer in house. I'll see if I can get one.

Muy Muy bonito revolver,saludos amigo.

Yeah...disappointing isn't it. I'm learning the whole video media as I go along. This was a fairly early video of mine. I used to structure my videos like my magazine articles...history, then tech stuff, then shooting results. Now I intersperse the shooting throughout the video to provide more constant action. I'm trying to improve my skills with the medium.

@mikedesil23

3 жыл бұрын

Love it the way it is

Down here in South Texas, John Coffee Hays, the Ranger Captain, and his 14 rangers took on a party of some 70 Commanches, near present day Sisterdale, at the Battle of Walker's Creek, in 1844, and came away the victors leaving some 20 dead and wounded, warriors, who quickly found out that frontier warfare was completely completely changed with the introduction in the field of this history making weapon.....and it took the Texas Rangers to get Samuel Colt to later produce the improved horse pistol, the famed Colt Walker a few years later........

What was the load time on the originals? did they have the retaining screw like the one shown or was the wedge just pushed out and then loaded.

@ToreDL87

4 жыл бұрын

Some did have one, others didnt. Load time would have been the same as seen in this video, probably around the minute mark if you're in a super hurry, if you have some paper cartridges. Either way, 2 minutes for 10 shots is better than 2 minutes for 4 shots.

Yes it was

Do you know where it is possible to buy the extra deluxe version of this pistol?

Thank you for another neat video. I had a Pietta Paterson for a number of years... I never did fire it, though I often threatened to. They are truly interesting pieces, and well fitted. I mainly just looked it over from time to time, wondering what the assembly process must have entailed in the 1830s. Once again, great video and a handsome recreation of a useful and gamechanging elaboration of carbon.

@alanrogs3990

2 жыл бұрын

Shoot it!

The original Paterson was issued with a flask that put powder in all cylinders at once, is that correct. At least one group of contract Patersons had defective flasks according to one account although the pistol was praised. No expert, I am trying to learn as much about them as I can as I just got mine in. It's awesome (no true Texan should be without one) but I am having the hammer not engage fully one out of five times. I think may that I may be touching the trigger as I cock it and may be binding it, I am working it a lot trying to break it in. Any suggestions?

I've had that hat for almost 20 years...can't remember who made it.

Mike, I own several black powder revolver and enjoy them very much; the 1858 Remington being my favorite by far. I have never owned a Paterson but have thought about adding one to my collection. I have started adding a few cartridge conversions which brings me to my question. Do you know if any of the original Patersons were ever converted to fire cartridges? I have not been able to find anything on it. Also, even if they are not historically accurate, do you know if any of the reproductions are cartridge conversions.

@duelist1954

6 жыл бұрын

I have never seen a Paterson cartridge conversion. They were long obsolete by the time cartridge conversions rolled around, and I doubt any were done. I think Bob Millington has done some modern ones, but he has been retired for awhile.

@JosueEValdez93 No. It isn't possible

They were better than anything else at the time. They had the same power a an 1851 Navy revolver. Wild Bill though those were enough gun.

absolutely

I think you only need to loosen the wedge screw not take it all the way out

@neonpike I second that- really good vid, thanks.

I want a 28 cal ball round just because of the odd caliber.Why did they make 28 cal in first place?

Hello, I was wondering if you knew if a conversion cylinder would work for this gun. If so what kind? Thanks in advanced.

@randyzwieg8467

6 жыл бұрын

John Roberts I don't know about modern ones but there is at least one old conversion per Fjeistad.

yes

The ball striking the Target seems louder then the Paterson revolver.

what if the powder trigered during loading the ball due to friction heat？

This may seem like a dumb question, but is it possible to use modern bullets on this particular gun?

How do you make sure you put the right amount of powder? Is there a kind of mechanism in the flask?

@duelist1954

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. The spout is the measure.

@duelist1954 tank for reply so if i understood good ( i am french ) - the steel is like the other cap and ball réplica ....

is it possible to obtain this pistol made to fire with cartridges instead of a ball and powder?

Mike do you know where I can get a paterson colt replica levered model?

I always like the Paterson Design.

@PresidentCamacho2024

8 жыл бұрын

really?, just imagine being attacked by indians,. while your trying to reload the paterson,..

@loganmilliner8734

7 жыл бұрын

That's when you throw it at em or beat em over the head with it

@haroldsmith1532

7 жыл бұрын

+Great Cornholio Or carry a sword

That tools easy to use. Leave the cylinder on the handgun and the slot the key goes is is where the tools levers on. Not sure why its hard for yah.

The US Army used both the Paterson belt gun and the revolving Paterson carbine in the Seminole Wars in Florida.

In the muzzleloading era, rifled guns were generally caliber-designated by the bore size, not the groove size. So a 45 ACP handgun would be considered a "44" in muzzleloading terms, because bore size is roughly 0.442" or so, while 45 ACP groove size is generally 0.451". That's why a C&B "44" Army, & the 45ACP, are "45" breechloaders, but "44" muzzleloaders. The C&B revolver arrived at the time of transition from muzzleloading to breechloading and were caliber-designated as muzzleloaders.

did they use this type of thing during the period?

do you have to use the black powder lube?

I wonder if the rate of fire for 10 rounds, with one revolver, is faster than that of a muzzle loading pistol?

I know that hindsight is always 20/20, but just wondering why Mr. Colt didn't put a trigger-guard on this pistol. Even musket pistols had trigger-guards. Just wondering.

Anyone know if a cartridge conversion is available for this firearm?

@trum4n6969

9 жыл бұрын

Historically, there is one example of a Patterson that was converted to fire cartridges. They took a .36 caliber Patterson, cut the barrel down to 4 inches or so I believe, and I think they expanded the barrel so that it could fire .41 caliber rounds. I don't recall if it was .41 rimfire or centerfire, however. To answer your question however, as far as I know, there is no commercial conversion done for the Pietta replicas. Anything you do would have to be a custom job, and I imagine would be fairly pricey.

what is the quality of the steel ?

are there conversion kits for this at all?

I don't know. Caliber designations in the 19th century are all over the map. Sometimes it is based on bore diameterm sometimes land diameter, sometimes pure fiction. There was very little tandardization.

Years later following the Texas rangers and Comanche fight, a surviving elderly Comanche warrior was shown a Paterson revolver in an interview. The Comanche responded ‘Him no good!’

Jack Hayes advised Colt to put a trigger guard on his revolvers. according yo a book I read. He was also one of the first Texas Rangers covering area from Austin TX to San Antonio. He later turned down a job to be sherriff of San Fransico, but instead bought land created a small town called Oakland CA. He donated much of his wealth to the School systems.It is reported he killed over 400 men and Indians and Mexicans during his career as a Texas Ranger. By the way I lived in Hays County outside of Austin which is named after him.

you'd have to machine a new cylinder that would hold a cartridge and a new hammer with a firing pin. I'm pretty sure the cylinder isn't long enough for a 38 spl nor would the frame be able to handle factory loads. You could fit normal 38 S&W though

Might be a dumb question, but can these be pre loaded and stored loaded?

@duelist1954

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they can, as long as it is a dry place without wide temperature fluctuations

Thank you. :)

$360 USD, and can be ordered by mail in most parts of the US

It is good to shoot with the revolver!

Hey i have seen that most of your old cowboy guns like cap and ball pistols and repeaters are made by pietta or uberti. I was just wondering who is better and who you would recommend.

@leeduke9518

6 жыл бұрын

Stephen Mackarel I myself I don’t have one but from what I’ve heard uberti by far is better than pietta and I have a 1851 navy pietta I like it a lot but their quality control is not great and their trigger and bolt spring seems to be weak cause I got this gun about a month ago and have went through three pietta trigger and bolt springs tried to get a wire spring accidentally got uberti trigger and bolt springs that was flat but it surprisingly worked in my pietta and the hammer is slightly harder to cock and the trigger pull seems light not enough to write home about but just saying but if you don’t care about a gun maybe having a few nicks in it or scratches or something of that nature and you are looking to save money a pietta would be great but if you want a flawless gun with a clear coated grip instead of a oil finish grip and a few nicks get a Uberti but the price is a lot higher than piettas but not crazy higher a pietta 1851 navy is about $250 and a Uberti 1851 Navy is like $330 so it’s about a $100 difference but to me I don’t mind a pietta it’s cool and the flaws add character to it but a pietta has writing down both sides of the barrel really visible to see so not like the real deal while a Uberti has their writing under the barrel behind the loading lever so they look more like a real one from back then and piettas grip is a little off from the real deal and Ubertis are almost exact to the real deal so it’s kinda do you want a good C&B gun with a few flaws and a oil finish grip or a super nice really time period correct C&B gun that has a cleared grip and not often do you get one with flaws and do you want to spend the money for one me personally money wise pietta quality wise uberti Sorry if that was lengthy just wanted to explain it a little my next gun will be a Uberti 1847 Colt Walker

@filianablanxart8305

4 жыл бұрын

Answer #1 - Any mass production, popular priced replica will require smoothing and tweaking . Answer #2 - 20 yrs ago would have been blanket statement of Uberti > Pietta . ( But then 20yrs ago would have been a four way discussion also involving Armi San Marco, and Armi San Pablo .) In current times , Pietta has greatly improved, and Uberti has their own quirks , so its kind of a Ford vs Chevy thing today .

Almost certain its a no But with a bit of work and a custom cylinder would a peterson barrel fit on a navy or a dragoon frame The ive only seen pictures so im not sure of the size of the paterson

@INTERNATIONAL_RDF-D

7 жыл бұрын

Paterson**

Imagine reloading one of these without a loading lever mid battle.

@markhatfield5621

4 жыл бұрын

You didn't. You went to your second gun or knife or tomahawk.

I mean back in day they had to take a ton of time to load after 1 shot. This thing had 5 bullets coming at you in seconds Still amazing engineering for it’s day