Replica Arms Paterson

[T.C.Albert]

Are Paterson model pistols that were marketed by "Replica Arms" (they were eventually rolled into Navy Arms?)pretty good as far as Patersons go? I have heard some Paterson copies are better than others, so I was wondering what reputation those by Replica Arms had...
thanks in advance..
T.Albert

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I've got one, but it hasn't worked in years. The internals were pretty feeble and quit early on. If I were doing it over again, I would buy a Uberti.

 

[44-henry]

Replica Arms pistols were good quality, the ones I have seen an owned were as good, if not better, than currently produced Ubertis.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Replica Arms pistols were good quality, the ones I have seen an owned were as good, if not better, than currently produced Ubertis.

Replica Arms was an importer, not a maker and different Italian makers produced their guns. The Paterson (the gun in question) has a complicated action and needs to be finely fitted using quality parts. Mine wasn't and I've yet to see one of theirs that was. That your Paterson was so well made is indeed fortunate. I believe that I would still prefer a Uberti however.

 

[kaac1221]

I have an old Replica Arms 1862 Police model and it has the Uberti trade mark muzzle with the "U" inside it. It's a well made gun and the case hardening colors are brighter than the present Uberti guns.

I also have a Replica Arms 1875 Remington with the Uberti mark stamped into it. And it's a quality piece.

Interestingly the barrel is stamped: Replica Arms Inc. Ridgefield N.J. So it was probably made during the Replica Arms rollover to Navy Arms.

Dryball

 

[faw3]

"a complicated action and needs to be finely fitted using quality parts" main reason they moved on to the Walker I'd think, "weak" is the word for the parts as org used, stil sure are neat looking guns! :thumbsup: fred :hatsoff:

 

[Zonie]

The Paterson, as could be expected from a new idea and design was quite complicated and many of the parts were rather weak.
I'm sure some of these weaknesses were important and drove the redesign of them when the Walker was designed.
The simplicity of the Walker and the later Colts greatly improved the guns and perhaps explains why the Italian reproductions work as well as they do.

I've always wanted to get a Peterson but even those made by questionable manufactures seem to be priced way over what I am willing to spend.
For this reason, the only manufacturer I would consider is Uberti.

 

[Poor Private]

I have a Pietta 1836 Texas Patterson. I bought it from Buffalo Bill's Shooting Shop out of Orlando a couple of years ago. Brand New I paid $250. When I saw it listed for this I snapped it up. I use it occasionally for early years of the civil war. I broke the independant loading lever early on. I Purchased a couple of new ones (use a loading stand) from VTI. I have had no problems with the gun itself.

 

[Wes/Tex]

As mentioned above, Replica Arms was an importer of Italian made guns. At this time, I can't tell you who actually made their Patersons but I do know that along with the standard 7 & 1/2" and 9" barrel lengths, they also imported 6' and 12' lentghs as well, at least for a while. Wish I could go back in time!

 

Wes/Tex, Them are some long barreled Patersons fer shur!!! :shocked2:

I have always heard the complaints of Paterson owners that the trigger pull was real hard to pull. Have any of you guys had that problem?

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Yup. And then the trigger pull got real easy! Some tiny little part inside had let go. After fixing it a few times and having a gunsmith tune it up I realized it was a wall hanger. By then it was busted again anyhow...

 

[arcticap]

Last Spring a friend had to return a barely used Uberti Paterson back to them because of serious binding issues. He wrote to me that:

Uberti can't (will not) repair it, they no longer produce that model and they are sending a 3rd Model Dragoon as a replacement.
They treated me well and I am happy with the outcome.

He later wrote about how happy he was with the Dragoon he had received and added:

"I am really pleased with the way Uberti handled the matter, very professional and no bs."

 

[Wes/Tex]

Yep, them Patersons were like their later Lightnings, just too many moving parts for humans to keep track of! :haha:

 

[faw3]

Zonie I kind of wonder why the Texas Rangers loved them so much...till I thought "a gun that may shoot 5 or 6 shots vs your back up one shot it was no contest!" :rotf: I would of had one too. Even the Walker had its problems but nothing like the Paterson, now the small cig pack size one I buy in a second just to neat to pass up on, and ...a lot of org Pattersons was in the TEX Ranger Musem, mqaybe those that broke :rotf: (hope the owner kept his hair - but you dont read much about them OT working back then?? Fred :hatsoff:

 

[T.C.Albert]

I think the "Paterson" pistol company was bankrupt by 1842...so there were only "relatively" few of these ever produced...
and most of these were contracted to Texas...I think the rangers actually got theirs issued from the Texas Navy of all places...and a Ranger would carry 2 or 3 of them at a time....Kit Carson carried a brace of them...maybe they needed so many because of reliability ??? But back when thats all there was, it would have been pretty handy.
T.Albert

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Or the originals may have been made a whole lot better than some of the reproductions...

 

[Wes/Tex]

You were right about the Patersons. They weren't big in the BANG department with room for about 15 grains of powder but they did it 5 times each. That's why Capt. Jack hays told his men to "Powder burn'em!"...get close and shoot lots! Seemed to work. Poor Sam Colt though, banked a lot on Texas money that went down so fast it literally wasn't worth the paper it was printed on. Couldn't use the land we offered him instead. Seems the Comanchees were there and Sam would have to take it up with them first! Well, he'd get another chance.

 

[noworries]

I'm not sure if Pietta has always made the Paterson for Navy Arms but the one I have is. Based upon the SRL# Navy Arms says it date from the mid '60's. I have not had any problems with it and as far as the trigger pull goes it is by no mean a hair trigger but I would guess somewhere in the 6lb range. I actually have 2, one I shoot and one is a cased set that I just take out and look at from time to time :thumbsup: