StewartLeach
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Are there any manufacturers of reproductions of Colt Paterson revolvers?
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White Fox
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Paterson revolver reproduction?
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White Fox said:
Friend of mine here in the club has one. It is a RPITA to load, as it has no built-in loading lever.
I think that the last Time I saw him shoot it must be about ten years ago.
Lovely to look at - a nightmare to load and shoot...
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I have one. And the best way to load one is with a loading block. Pull the cylinder and load it off the frame then replace it(this includes placing on the caps). It's a bgger to put the caps on since it is not cut away as much as other guns. Don't load it on the frame with the detachable loader. They are easy to snap- I know. I bought 2 new ones. Mine is a Pietta. I bought it a bunch of years ago. When ever I take it out I always gather a small crowd.
I think they are really neat to look at but, maybe not so neat to own.
They are always expensive to buy and just like the originals, fairly easy to break.
If you take the time to look at the exploded view in this link you will notice that the design was about twice as complex as the later Colt pistols.
http://www.ubertireplicas.com/tecniche/black_powder/patterson2.php
Although the Texans liked the multiple shots the Paterson allowed, the guns complexity (and weak .36 caliber) prompted them to send Walker back to improve the overall design.
They are always expensive to buy and just like the originals, fairly easy to break.
If you take the time to look at the exploded view in this link you will notice that the design was about twice as complex as the later Colt pistols.
http://www.ubertireplicas.com/tecniche/black_powder/patterson2.php
Although the Texans liked the multiple shots the Paterson allowed, the guns complexity (and weak .36 caliber) prompted them to send Walker back to improve the overall design.
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They appear to be very frail. I never could understand how a few early Rangers supposedly held off a much larger group of Cheyanne warriors with these things. Would be more believable if the Rangers were said to be armed with the later, larger .44 caliber Colts. :hmm:
They had the ignorance of the Indians working for them too.
Up to that time everyone had a single shot rifle or pistol that took time to reload.
The Indians were well aware of this and would often goad people or troops into firing at themselves while they ran around making noise.
When most of the defensive shots had been fired, the Indians would attack in earnest.
Of course against repeating firearms this ploy didn't work at all and after several attacks the Indians figured that even though they didn't understand this new white-man magic they had better things to do than die while they tried to test it further.
Up to that time everyone had a single shot rifle or pistol that took time to reload.
The Indians were well aware of this and would often goad people or troops into firing at themselves while they ran around making noise.
When most of the defensive shots had been fired, the Indians would attack in earnest.
Of course against repeating firearms this ploy didn't work at all and after several attacks the Indians figured that even though they didn't understand this new white-man magic they had better things to do than die while they tried to test it further.
Uberti doesn't make them anymore. Pietta started making them again this year after a couple of years off. As noted Dixie carries them - Cabelas did for a while but stopped.
The Pietta ones are apparently a little more reliable than the Uberti ones were but mostly the design is just not very mature. I think I read somewhere that the Paterson has 17 more parts than the Walker.
I'd like one but it's hard to justify given the expense.
The Pietta ones are apparently a little more reliable than the Uberti ones were but mostly the design is just not very mature. I think I read somewhere that the Paterson has 17 more parts than the Walker.
I'd like one but it's hard to justify given the expense.
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I paid 250 bucks for mine when I bought it. As soon as I saw the price I bought it. Ordered it online from a store in Florida.
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Yep, Uberti used to build a #5 belt model with a loading lever but they've been discontinued. The only one available now new is the long barreled Pietta without loading lever. I think it would be neat to have one but I think I'd figure out pretty quick why they failed in the marketplace. Much more complex and prone to failure than the later designs.
wow the opinions........I have two of them. One
was a Navy Arms Type that was a total piece of
junk. Completely wrong with the barrel off center.
The second a Uberti that was/is excellant. The
Navy was completely remade by a friend of mine and
had Ivory grips added...shoots like a dream...I
have had them apart several times. They are not
fragile....I had them for well over 20 years...
People don't go for them because they are different and not like a gun is supposed to be
like no trigger guard...and a folding trigger .If
I could get this stupid confuser to send pics I
would........
Wulf
was a Navy Arms Type that was a total piece of
junk. Completely wrong with the barrel off center.
The second a Uberti that was/is excellant. The
Navy was completely remade by a friend of mine and
had Ivory grips added...shoots like a dream...I
have had them apart several times. They are not
fragile....I had them for well over 20 years...
People don't go for them because they are different and not like a gun is supposed to be
like no trigger guard...and a folding trigger .If
I could get this stupid confuser to send pics I
would........
Wulf
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