# Colt Paterson Percussion Revolver, No. 5, Holster Model, serial no. 940

- By: Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)
- By: Engraving attributed to Frederick Hanson
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Gift of John E. Parsons, 1957
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24841)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/met/CRDImages/aa/web-large/LC-57_166_1-002.jpg
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