Richards, and William Mason, respectively. It wasn’t until almost a decade after Sam Colt’s death that the company again used an individual’s name to designate a new model, and as before, it was that of the designers: Alexander Thuer, C.B. Colt’s personal naming process accounts for popularly known examples like the 1851 Navy, 1860 Army, Pocket Model of Navy Caliber, and Pocket Police. 44 caliber revolvers produced after the Walker, all known as Dragoons in honor of the U.S.M.R.
There is one other notable exception, the entire line of. 36 for Navy, or by size, such as the 1848 Pocket Revolver. 44 caliber Model of 1847 Army Pistol made famous during the war with Mexico.Īside from that exception, Colt generally gave his guns numerical designations based upon the year in which they were introduced and caliber. The first use of an individual’s name was in 1847 as a posthumous tribute by Colt to honor fallen Texas Ranger Captain Samuel Walker, who had collaborated on the design of the. In Samuel Colt’s lifetime his guns always bore simple names Paterson, because the first Colts were manufactured in Paterson, New Jersey, and sub-classifications such as Holster Model or Belt Model.
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