Uncased revolvers in Cimarron’s 1847 Walker’s Walker series have an MSRP of $895 (a good price, considering the original Walker cost the U.S. government $28 in 1847, or $1,100 in today’s ...

“The 1847 Walker was specifically designed to meet the hostilities of war and it put Samual Colt on the map as a gun maker,” Jamie Wayt, vice president of media for Cimarron Firearms, remarked.

I just signed a Resolution naming the 1847 Colt Walker pistol the official handgun of Texas. It was invented by a Texas Ranger & was America's first six-shooter.

A replica of the 1847 Walker Colt revolver rests in front of a photo of designer Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker. Richard Cheney is shown during his days as a cowboy action shooter.

Samuel Colt accepted an order for 1,000 revolvers from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers on this day in 1847. ... “Before Colt began mass-producing his popular revolvers in 1847, ...

In 1847, Walker secured a U.S. War Department contract for 1,000 of Samuel Colt’s new revolvers. Colt had recently closed his New Jersey armory and enlisted help from Eli Whitney Jr., ...

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois -- An extremely rare 19th century revolver drew a new record auction price earlier this month when it fetched $1.84 million during a Rock Island Auction Company sale on April ...