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Baby Paterson

PRODUCTION GUNS

MODEL NO. 1 POCKET OR BABY PATERSON

Built beginning in 1837, the Baby Paterson was the first production revolver manufactured by Colt in Paterson. It was intended to serve the carriage trade or military officers who needed a deringer-size, concealable revolver. The single action Model 1 or Pocket Model with folding trigger is the most diminutive in the Paterson line. The standard model has no attached loading lever. Chambering is .28 cal. Percussion; cylinder capacity is five shots. Barrel lengths vary from 1.75 to 4.75 inches. The finish is all-blued, with varnished walnut or fancier grips. It has a roll-engraved centaur motif cylinder scene, and the barrel is stamped “PATENT ARMS MFG. CO. PATERSON N.J. COLT’S PT.” Serial numbers are not visible without dismantling, but each is numbered, #1 through #500.

Belt Model Paterson

MODEL NO. 2 BELT PATERSON

Manufactured from 1837 to 1840, the Belt Model Paterson is a larger revolver than the Model 1, with a straight grip and an octagonal barrel that is 2.5 to 5.5 inches in length. Chambered for .31 cal. percussion, the Belt Model holds five shots and has a folding, drop-down trigger. The finish is all-blued, with varnished walnut grips. There is no attached loading lever. It has a roll-engraved centaur motif cylinder scene, and the barrel is stamped “PATENT ARMS MFG. CO. PATERSON N.J. COLT’S PT.” Serial numbers, which are shared with the #3 Belt Model, range from #1 to #850.