{"id":29348,"date":"2026-04-16T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/paterson-no-515-landmark-condition-elite-pedigree\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:00:13","slug":"paterson-no-515-landmark-condition-elite-pedigree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/paterson-no-515-landmark-condition-elite-pedigree\/","title":{"rendered":"Paterson No. 515: Landmark Condition, Elite Pedigree"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GbhlDtXSTuE?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>There are rare guns, and there are guns that define history. <\/p>\n<p>The Colt Paterson No. 5 sits at the very beginning of the American revolver story. Produced in limited numbers in the 1830s\u201340s, it represents Samuel Colt\u2019s first successful revolving firearm and the foundation for everything that followed. <\/p>\n<p>Examples like this highlight just how advanced \u2014 and how scarce \u2014 these revolvers truly are. With features like the 9-inch barrel, six-band configuration, and early improvements such as the Ehlers lever, the No. 5 Texas Paterson reflects both innovation and evolution at a pivotal moment in time. Surviving examples are few, and condition at this level is even more uncommon, which is why the Paterson continues to stand as one of the most studied and respected firearms in the collecting world.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Colt Paterson No. 5<br \/>01:30 \u2013 How Rare is Colt No.5 Texas Paterson<br \/>02:40 \u2013 High-End Collecting Tips<br \/>03:19 \u2013 The Best Colt Texas Paterson? <br \/>04:00 \u2013 How Many Colt Patersons Are There? <br \/>05:00 \u2013 Predecessor to Colt Walker<br \/>06:05 \u2013 How Rare is the Colt Paterson No.5?<br \/>07:00 \u2013 Who Owned This Gun? <br \/>09:00 \u2013 The Finest American-Made Firearm<\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#ColtRevolver #ColtPaterson #Paterson515<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are rare guns, and there are guns that define history. The Colt Paterson No. 5 sits at the very beginning of the American revolver story. Produced in limited numbers in the 1830s\u201340s, it represents Samuel Colt\u2019s first successful revolving firearm and the foundation for everything that followed. Examples like this highlight just how advanced&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/paterson-no-515-landmark-condition-elite-pedigree\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Paterson No. 515: Landmark Condition, Elite Pedigree<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":29349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}