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The Pinnacle of 19th Century American Firearms Collecting: The Banded Texas Paterson
The two-piece grip is fancy grain walnut with a high polish piano finish. The straight sided barrel has a distinctive double curved lug with no provision for a loading lever. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped “- Patent Arms M’g. Co. Paterson, N.J. - Colt’s Pt. -” reading from the breech to the muzzle with “star & snake” terminals at either end of the legend. The top of the cylinder is marked “COLT” in addition to the roll-engraved stagecoach scene. The serial number is visible on: (1) the rear face of the barrel lug, (2) bottom of the cylinder wedge, (3) bottom of the frame in the trigger well, (4) inside of the trigger, (5) rear face of the cylinder, (6) inside of the hammer and (7) bottom of the
left grip heel. All of the visible serial numbers match. The revolver is complete with a mahogany Paterson style case with beveled lid and scalloped German silver escutcheon plate. The case is lined with dark blue velvet with wire clips to retain the accessories. The case contains: (1) spare five-shot, square back cylinder marked “J./201” on the rear face, (2) brass cleaning rod with turned wooden head, (3) .36 caliber, single cavity, round ball
iron bullet mold with three wooden handles, (4) Paterson combination tool with fire blue finish,
(5) side-latch brass Colt capper marked “No. 333” on the inside of the body and lid, (6) distinctive Paterson copper and brass combination powder and ball flask numbered “16” on both the upper and lower sections and roll-stamped with the same Patent Arms Co. legend with “star & snake” terminals as the top barrel flat and (7) several .36 caliber lead balls that were originally in the flask.
Francis Bannerman
THE BANNERMAN ISLAND CASTLE