I am reminded

All that I can find on the .22 Short was that it was patented in 1857. If anyone's Google-Fu is stronger than mine, we'd be happy to know the date, for suitable remembrance. Unfortunately, PawPaw has declared Happy Hour and is in the whiskey, so my research skills seem to be a bit limited.
 
The basic design remains unchanged.

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This was a giant step forward in fire arms design. Going from a single shot to a six round revolver had to be amazing to the user of the time.
 
There were revolvers before the Patterson but I think the Patterson was the first to automatically turn the cylinder when the hammer was cocked.
 
IMHO, that would be Colt's major contribution and in that, it can really only be considered an improvement over previous designs. For whatever reason, folks really like believing that Sam Colt invented the revolver concept. Even though it's obvious that he did not. Elisha Collier's design preceded the Colt by quite a few years and had seen limited military use. Many other revolver designs even preceded it as well. It is believed that Sam Colt examined Collier's pistols on a trip to Europe.

I think many also do not realize that there was not one "Paterson" (one "t") but several. Including rifles and handguns of all sizes.
 
I think many also do not realize that there was not one "Paterson" (one "t") but several.
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And Sam Colt called it the Paterson after moving and starting his company in Paterson, NJ, where most of his family resided and helped fund his company.
 
The model most commonly referred to as "Paterson" is the model 5 Texas or "Holster" model. There were half a dozen Paterson revolving pistols, four rifles and one shotgun. All the pistols were five shot, not six.
 
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