Revolving rifle identification

[Lanyard Puller]

Be very careful in the dis-assembly, and above all else take your time use lots of oil and proper tools.
I sent a PM concerning the reasons why it is a Colt Paterson model 1839 carbine/rifle, but has little chance of being a Texas Ranger one.

 

[JackADriscoll]

Nope, consignment auction. One of those hey man here it is, no claims

 

[UCVRelics]

the reasons why it is a Colt Paterson model 1839 carbine/rifle

Care to enlighten us all?

 

[JackADriscoll]

I took a couple screws out and it does have proper 19th century north american wood screws so if it is a deep fake then at least they covered all their bases.

 

[Llewellyn]

Have you thought about contacting the Texas Ranger Museum for their opinion ?

 

[cavalry_historian]

Congratulations on an impressive find.

 

[Story]

More clues -

Between 1839 and 1841, the Republic of Texas obtained nearly 300 Paterson Colt rifles and carbines for issue to its armed forces. Scores of others were sold to private citizens such as Captain Micah Andrews of the Bastrop County Ranging Company, who used a rare 10-shot Paterson Colt rifle (most of them had eight shots) in a November 1840 fight with the Comanches. Captain Jack Hays' Texas Rangers were using the long Colt Patersons in battle against Mexican bandits near Laredo by the spring of 1841, and that summer Paterson Colt rifles were included in the arsenal of a band of government-sponsored freebooters who made a vain attempt to annex New Mexico to the republic. Hays' Colts helped repulse a September 1842 invasion by Mexican General Adrian Woll at the Battle of Salado Creek on the outskirts of San Antonio.

Colt Also Offered Revolving Rifles

Long guns upstaged by Colt revolvers. When Samuel Colt patented the first practical revolving pistol design early in 1836, he kindled the torch of legend

www.historynet.com

 

[USS ALASKA]

According to the 'Gun Jesus', the Republic of Texas bought 300 of the Colt Model 1839 Paterson Revolving Rifle.

This vid posted just 10 minutes ago...

Military-Issue Colt Model 1839 Paterson Revolving Rifle
Forgotten Weapons
Apr 23, 2025

The first rifle made in Sam Colt's Paterson NJ factory was the 1837 "ring lever" rifle. These were rather fragile and underpowered and while they were used successfully in the First Seminole War, they needed improvement. Colt set about doing this with his 1839 pattern, which was more robust and more powerful. It had six chambers of .525", with much greater powder capacity than the first Colt revolving rifles. A total of about 950 were made before the Paterson company failed in 1842, and nearly 700 of those were military sales. The US War Department bought 360 (including this example), the Republic of Texas bought 300, and the State of Rhode Island bought 46 - the rest were sold to private companies or individuals. Despite its improvements, though, the 1839 revolving rifle was still not a mature design and was not successful enough to keep Colt in business.

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USS ALASKA

 

[bayonet]

Is it my eyesight or did someone misspell "Ranger" after Texas?

 

[Jeff in Ohio]

Is it my eyesight or did someone misspell "Ranger" after Texas?

Might have been stamped by a Texan

 

[26Intrepid]

Can't go wrong with that rifle… righteous!

 

[ConfederateCanuck]

Are there faint markings in the areas I've circled?
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The marking on left looks like a bit like a British Crown to me, similar to those on 1853 Enfields. Hard to say without a sharper picture.

 

[JoeCollector]

Nope, consignment auction. One of those hey man here it is, no claims

It's a Texas Rangers home run fore sure. Way to go!