Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 5, Holster Model, serial no. 940, by Samuel Colt, ca. 1840
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Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 5, Holster Model, serial no. 940

Manufacturer Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Engraver Engraving attributed to Frederick Hanson

ca. 1840

Medium
Steel, silver, mother-of-pearl
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Revolvers
Dimensions
L. 14 in. (35.56 cm); L. of barrel 9 in. (22.86 cm); Cal. .40 in. (10 mm)
Culture
American, Paterson, New Jersey
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arms and Armor
Credit line
Gift of John E. Parsons, 1957
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art