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PATERSON COLT TOOLS,
ACCESSORIES AND MISCELLANY |
No collection would be
complete without example of the tools and accessories associated with the
guns. On previous pages are pictured several cased sets of pistols
complete with their accoutrements, and a few long-arms with theirs.
Below are shown some of the tools, etc. a little closer up, along with
other miscellaneous bits and pieces.
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Paterson factory cylinder roll dies
for No.2 and No. 3 Belt Model revolvers
made between 1837 and 1838
by W. L. Ormsby
(left) reverse die
for cylinder
(right) die to
refresh the first die
to keep it crisp |
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Rifle cappers
for use with the No. 1
and No. 2 Ring Lever rifle
The one on the
left is the earliest type |
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Powder flask
for No. 2 Ring Lever Rifle and
Model 1839 Carbines
Brass plaque
with scene showing
hunter and dogs |
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Powder Flask
for Model 1839 Carbines
Texas and American flags
and Liberty cap motifs |
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1839
Carbine tools
(top) gang mold in .52 caliber for the
Model 1839 carbine
(bottom) combination
nipple wrench,
screwdriver and mainspring depressor
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of John Pearson, gunsmith for Samuel Colt
1834-36
Maker of experimental
guns predating the production Paterson guns |
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(Photo tintype)
Sixth plate tintype
of soldier with
5th Model Ehlers Revolver |
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