Colt Paterson Pack by Wannabe Outlaw, Colt-Paterson-Pack.zip (3067) - 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. #gun #revolver

Colt Dragoon Pack by Wannabe Outlaw, Colt-Dragoon-Pack.zip (3497) - "By god's girl, that's a Colt Dragoon. What are you doin' packing that much pistol? You aint bigger than a corn nubbin' yourself." The Colt Model 1848 Precussion Army Revolver (also know as the "Dragoon Revolver" due the gun issued for mounted rifle troops) was a six-shooter handgun chambered in .44 that served as a replacement for Colt Walker. It was designed by Samuel Colt in late 1847 to fix most of the Colt Walker's problems, however the design wouldnt be perfected until 1860. It was in service in the United States Army from 1848–1865, although it's civilian use went way past that year. From 1848 to 1860 about 18,500 were made in the U.S.A. (without counting the European copies) In the events that led to the American Civil War, Colt Dragoons became extremely popular. In the beginning Colt Dragoon Revolvers were issued for the U.S. Army's Mounted Rifles. They were carried in pommel holsters on the saddle. The Colt Dragoon Revolver gained popularity among civilians in the Southwest where many had served in the Mexican–American War. The Dragoon became a master weapon for civilians who hailed it as a powerful weapon of the time. Famous users included Joaquin Murietta, the California bandit, Charley Parkhurst, California teamster and stagecoach driver, James Douglas Byrd, Town Marshal, Watsonville, California, 1868, Tiburcio Vasquez, Union general George B McClellan, and fictional Augustus McCrae, in the novel Lonesome Dove, Mattie Ross in the novel True Grit and in the 2010 film (including the 1969 film of the same name) had Mattie Ross using a Colt Walker revolver, though John Wayne's character Rooster referred to it as a Colt's Dragoon. Charley Parkhurst, while driving freight, was confronted by two bandits whom he/she shot with the Colt Holster Pistol. According to Harper's Weekly, James Butler (Wild Bill Hickok) arrived in Springfield, Missouri carrying a Dragoon though it is generally accepted that he used a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver in his street duel with Davis Tutt. #gun #revolver