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Model #4 Ehler’s Pocket Paterson.

MODEL NO. 4 EHLERS POCKET PATERSON

John Ehlers was a major stockholder and treasurer of the Patent Arms Mfg. Co. When it went bankrupt, he seized the company’s assets and inventory. These .28 cal. five shot revolvers were Pocket Model Patersons that were not finished at the time. Ehlers had them finished, shortened the frame by 3/16 of an inch and then marketed them himself. Each featured an attached loading lever and the centaur scene on the cylinder. The abbreviation “MFG. CO.” was deleted from the barrel stamping. Produced from 1840 to 1843, a total of about 500 revolvers were involved in all of the Ehlers variations

MODEL NO. 5 EHLERS BELT PATERSON

This was the second of Ehlers efforts to recoup his losses from the Colt manufacturing bankruptcy and it derived from the No.2 Belt Pistol. The caliber was .31; the frame was shortened by 0.1875 inch and while cylinder lengths vary, cylinders feature the centaur scene. Attached loading levers were standard. The Ehlers Belt Models fall within the same 500 revolver lot and they are quite rare