Colt Walker - Wikipedia
The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six charges of black powder behind six bullets (typically .44 caliber lead balls). It was designed in 1846 by American firearms inventor Samuel Colt to the specifications of Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker .
1847 Walker Revolvers | Uberti USA Replica Rifles and Revolvers
Texas Ranger Capt. Samuel Walker was so impressed by the performance of Colt’s first production revolver in the tide-turning Battle of Bandera Pass that he met with Colt to collaborate on what would be the biggest and heaviest black powder revolver Colt ever produced – the .44-caliber 1847 Walker.
The 1847 Colt Walker: The Most Powerful Handgun Ever Used …
2018年2月28日 · Together, Walker and Colt created the 1847 Colt Walker single-action revolver and forever altered history. Everything Walker hoped for was present in this incredible new handgun. At 4.5 pounds (unloaded) in weight, the Colt Walker featured a 9-inch barrel that fired a .44 caliber bullet.
Walker Colt Revolver – The Last of the Great 'Horse Pistols'
2021年1月27日 · Its six-shot cylinder gave a Texas Ranger unprecedented firepower, and its .45-caliber ball carried power to disable man and beast. Weighing almost five pounds, it was the last of the great “horse pistols” as well as the first of the great revolvers.
THE COLT WALKER .44 - American Handgunner
the Colt/Walker .44 with 9 ½" barrel and four pound, nine ounce weight. The Colt Single Action Army revolver has to be the most famous, most recognizable handgun in the world. But it didn’t spring from the drawing boards in 1873 as a brand new idea.
The Colt Walker 1847: The Most Powerful Sidearm Ever Issued By …
2022年1月3日 · In 1846 the United States Army brought the Colt Walker 1847 into service – a revolver that is the most powerful sidearm ever issued by the US military. The weapon was named after its inventors, gun-making legend Samuel Colt and Texas Ranger Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker.
The Colt Walker Revolver: Rebirth of Samuel Colt's Firearms …
The Colt Walker was the most powerful revolver of the 19th century and laid the foundation for a long line of percussion Colt revolvers to follow. Surviving Walker revolvers and Dragoon revolvers saw use during the Civil War, many of them in Confederate hands. They provided significant firepower for mounted troops.
THE COLT WALKER .44 - GUNS Magazine
The Colt/Walker shown is a 2nd Generation Colt and the Paterson is an Uberti made replica. The Colt/Walker .44 was a six shot revolver designed to accept black powder from a flask, pure lead projectiles such as the round ball and separate percussion caps.
Step into history: A look at the Colt Walker Model 1847
2018年9月6日 · The famed Colt Walker Model 1847 began as a request from American Capt. Samuel Hamilton Walker. Walker was a national hero, having fought multiple battles in the Texas-Mexico wars.
Colt Walker Pistol - Smithsonian Institution
Captain Walker approached Samuel Colt, a leading firearms designer, to create a pistol suitable for the Texas Rangers and the U.S. Dragoons. The new weapon was designed by both Colt and Walker, based on the Colt Paterson revolver, but clearly improved.