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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 17:51:33 EST
From: LivingInThePast@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Colt Revolvers
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Geri, From Colt: An American Legend by R. L. Wilson, published by Artabras
Division of Abbeville Press, N.Y., N.Y., 1985
Colt Paterson rifles and revolvers were being prototyped by a number of
Colts' 'mechanics' from 1832-36, and were first patented in England in 1835.
In 1836, Colt obtained a U.S. Patent and founded The Patent Arms
Manufacturing Company in Paterson, N.J. that same year.
"No.1 Baby Paterson, initial production model of the Colt revolver, beginning
1837" (pg 9)
"Until late in 1836, Colt was equipped on his demonstrations and sales trips
with only the prototypes made by Pearson, et al. But by the end of the year
the first production pieces had been completed; first the No.1 Ring Lever
Rifle, and second the No.1 Pocket or 'Baby Paterson' pistol."
Ironically, considering today's universal identification of the Colt name
with handguns, his initial revolvers were the longarms."
(pg 16)
It's probably necessary to keep in mind that even though these 'production'
guns were available to civilians, individual officers and soldiers, Colt
didn't make a lot of guns from 1837-42 (a total of 1,912 longarms and 2,850
Handguns) and most were snapped up by the Republic Of Texas.
Barney
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0"><B>Geri, From Colt: An American Legend by R. L. Wilson, published by Artabras Division of Abbeville Press, N.Y., N.Y., 1985<BR>
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Colt Paterson rifles and revolvers were being prototyped by a number of Colts' 'mechanics' from 1832-36, and were first patented in England in 1835. In 1836, Colt obtained a U.S. Patent and founded The Patent Arms Manufacturing Company in Paterson, N.J. that same year.<BR>
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"No.1 Baby Paterson, initial production model of the Colt revolver, beginning 1837" (pg 9)<BR>
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"Until late in 1836, Colt was equipped on his demonstrations and sales trips with only the prototypes made by Pearson, et al. But by the end of the year the first production pieces had been completed; first the No.1 Ring Lever Rifle, and second the No.1 Pocket or 'Baby Paterson' pistol." <BR>
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Ironically, considering today's universal identification of the Colt name with handguns, his initial revolvers were the longarms."<BR>
(pg 16)<BR>
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It's probably necessary to keep in mind that even though these 'production' guns were available to civilians, individual officers and soldiers, Colt didn't make a lot of guns from 1837-42 (a total of 1,912 longarms and 2,850 Handguns) and most were snapped up by the Republic Of Texas. <BR>
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Barney<BR>
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Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 17:25:59 -0600
From: "Don & Janice Shero" <deshero@pionet.net>
Subject: MtMan-List: trade guns
Just browsing in the Woodworking and Stockmaking booklet by Kit
Ravenshere. He notes that during the French and Indian War, British
gunmakers were stocking military muskets and trade guns at the rate of one
gun per 8 hrs.
He reminds us scraper marks were evident on the wood, the stock not
finished any further than scraping, except some oil.
Considering the nw trade gun was built for 200 yrs. plus, and mil.
musket stocks didn't change that much,
I suppose there were men who spent their whole working career ( 40 yrs. ? )
every day, making only one style gun.
If so, a man should slap a trade gun together in his sleep.
In Colonial Frontier Guns , by Hamilton , many guns had sheet iron
buttplates and triggerguards, simpler to make and
install than the fancy cast stuff. Of course, all not all had serpent
sideplates, some were plain flat military style.
I must remind myself there was obviously a big difference in the
quality of a fine English gun and a trade gun, and time spent building each.
I was wondering if anyone had read anything on how long it took the old
time Pennsylvania gun makers to build a longrifle?
Don,
who hasn't shot a pheasant with my fusil this season, yet.
however, found in the road ditch today, in a plastic bag, carcasses of a
wild turkey, and three rooster pheasants. some sportsman.
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