Talk:Patton

Patton's guns and the actual hero guns from Patton

I've been to the Patton museum and seen these handguns. It's a great museum if you ever get the chance. All photographs courtesy of the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox, KY.--Jcordell 00:59, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

General Patton's sidearms and his actual leather gear

the top revolver is the prop from the movie. The bottom one is Patton's

the top is Patton's registered magnum and the bottom is the hero gun.

- Awesome stuff, Jcordell - Thanks for sharing! StanTheMan 17:25, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Glad you liked it. A little more info. The Colt Single Action is serial number 332088. It was manufactured in 1916 and purchased by Patton that same year. I believe it was a special order by him.

The S&W .357 Registerd Magnum was purchased by Patton in 1935 when he was stationed in Hawaii. The .357 Registerd Magnum was strictly customer order only and would have been very expensive for 1935. So that revolver was made strictly for him and all the features (trigger adapter, patridge front sight,3.5" barrel)were what he ordered. The Registered Magnum model was introduced in 1935 which makes Patton's probably one of the first ones made. Patton was actually very well off and sometimes irritated his fellow officers with his luxurious lifestyle. Especially during the depression when money was so tight for many. To include the U.S. Army. --Jcordell 00:17, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Patton actually bought his Colt Single Action Army when he was serving under General John "Black Jack" Pershing and first used it in the pursuit of Pancho Villa. Patton killed three of Villa's men and brought them back to Pershing. Pershing dubbed Patton his "Little Bandito".GaBoy45 16:48, 13 October 2010 (UTC)