Colt Paterson 1836

The Colt Paterson 1836 was the first handgun to incorporate Samuel Colt's patented revolver mechanism, and thus the first weapon that could be called a "revolver" in the modern sense. While hand-advanced flintlock revolvers date back hundreds of years earlier and Colt is believed to have been inspired by the flintlock revolver designs of Elisha Collier, Colt's was the first to connect the actions of advancing and locking the cylinder to cocking the hammer, and also incorporated percussion cap ignition, the most advanced method of the day.
It was far better than the cheap revolver "Pepperbox" derringers of the time, which Mark Twain famously remarked were safer to stand in front of than anywhere else. The gun's full potential was realized when Texas Rangers on horseback used them to effectively dispatch renegade Indians with them and soon the pistol was a hit, leading to the production of the Colt Walker. Further improvements and vastly higher production numbers would lead to better Colt designs such as the Colt Dragoon series.
In his book American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms, Chris Kyle describes the Paterson as the "grandfather" of Colt's Single Action Army revolver.
==Specifications==
(1836 - 1842)
* Type: Revolver
* Caliber(s): .36 Ball
* Weight: 2.75 lbs (1.2 kg)
* Length: 13.75 in (34.9 cm)
* Barrel length(s): 7.5 in (19 cm)
* Capacity: 5-round Cylinder
* Fire Modes: Single-Action 
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The Colt Paterson 1836 has been used in the following films:
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Pale Rider 	Doug McGrath 	Spider Conway 	 	1985
The Mask of Zorro 	Matt Letscher 	Capt. Harrison Love	 	1998
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Casey Affleck 	Robert Ford 	 	2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Paul Schneider 	Dick Liddil 	 	2007
Lucky Luke 	Claudio Weppler	Phil Defer 	w/loading lever	2009
Lucky Luke 	 	Thugs 	w/loading lever	2009
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 	Sam Dillon 	Young Man 	 	2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 	Tom Waits 	The prospector 	 	2018
News of the World 	Gabriel Ebert 	Benjamin Farley 	 	2020
=== Television ===
Show Title / Episode 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Air Date
North and South 	Patrick Swayze 	Lt. Orry Main 	 	1985
Lonesome Dove 	Barry Corbin 	Rosco Brown 	 	1989
Supernatural - Season 1 	Jared Padalecki 	Sam Winchester 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2005 - 2006
Supernatural - Season 1 	Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2005 - 2006
Supernatural - Season 1 	Jeffrey Dean Morgan	John Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2005 - 2006
Supernatural - Season 1 	Anne Openshaw 	Kate 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2005 - 2006
Supernatural - Season 1 	Warren Christie 	Luther 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2005 - 2006
Supernatural - Season 2 	Jared Padalecki 	Sam Winchester 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2006 - 2007
Supernatural - Season 2 	Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2006 - 2007
Supernatural - Season 2 	Jeffrey Dean Morgan	John Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2006 - 2007
Supernatural - Season 2 	Fredric Lane 	Azazel 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2006 - 2007
Supernatural - Season 2 	Aldis Hodge 	Jake Talley 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2006 - 2007
Supernatural - Season 3 	Jared Padalecki 	Sam Winchester 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2007 - 2008
Supernatural - Season 3 	Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2007 - 2008
Supernatural - Season 3 	Jim Beaver 	Bobby Singer 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2007 - 2008
Supernatural - Season 4 	Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2008 - 2009
Supernatural - Season 5 	Jared Padalecki 	Sam Winchester 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2009
Supernatural - Season 5 	Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2009
Supernatural - Season 5 	Mark Sheppard 	Crowley 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2009
Supernatural - Season 6 	Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion / "Frontierland" (S06E18)	2011
Supernatural - Season 6 	Sam Hennings 	Samuel Colt 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion / "Frontierland" (S06E18)	2011
Supernatural - Season 6 	Jared Padalecki 	Sam Winchester 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion / "Frontierland" (S06E18)	2011
Supernatural - Season 12	Shoshannah Stern 	Eileen Leahy 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2017
Supernatural - Season 12	Misha Collins 	Castiel 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2017
Supernatural - Season 12	Nathan Mitchell 	Kelvin 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2017
Supernatural - Season 15	Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2019
Supernatural - Season 15	 	 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2019
Supernatural - Season 15	 	 	Pietta Paterson Extra Deluxe with cartridge conversion 	2019
===Anime===
Title 	Character	Note 	Date
Princess Principal	 	Ep. 03; hanging on the wall	2017
=See Also=
* Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.
Category:Gun
Category:Revolver