Deadly Colt Walker Revolver

Deadly Colt Walker Revolver

The Colt Walker is a single action revolver with a rotating cylinder with six charges of black powder behind six bullets. It was designed in 1846 as a collaboration between Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker and American firearms inventor Samuel Colt.

Deadly Colt Walker Revolver

The Republic of Texas was the largest buyer of the beginning of the Paterson Pistol Holster (Model No 5), a five shot .36 cal revolver, and Samuel Walker became familiar with during his service as a Texas Ranger. In 1847, Walker was involved in the Mexican-American War as a captain in the United States Mounted Rifles. He approached Colt, requesting a large revolver into single-shot pistols Aston Johnson holster replaced in use. The desired 0.44 -. 45 caliber revolver would be conducted in the saddle mounted holsters and would be large enough for horses and sending enemy soldiers. The Colt Walker was used in the Mexican-American War and the Texas border.

Deadly Colt Walker Revolver

Medical Officer John "RIP" Ford took a special interest in the Walkers when they arrived in Veracruz. He won two examples for himself and is the primary source for information on their performance during the war and afterwards. His observation that the gun would be so far to carry and store with the same or greater power than the .54 caliber rifle Mississippi seems to be based on a single observation of a Mexican soldier ran a distance of over one hundred meters. Walker, unlike most successful martial pistols and revolvers, was a practical weapon to about 100 meters.

Deadly Colt Walker Revolver