| Tango01 | 11 Mar 2022 9:54 p.m. PST |
… Issued By the US Military
"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 was extremely powerful at close range, although it had a tendency to explode in the user's hand.
Walker had so much faith in his design that he carried two Colt Walkers on him in the Mexican–American War. Born in 1815, Walker served as an officer in both the Republic of Texas and the United States when Texas joined the union. As a result, he was involved in many of the American West's conflicts, like the Mexican American War and the Indian Wars…."
More here
link Armand |
| 14Bore | 12 Mar 2022 3:10 a.m. PST |
Since I was a young kid wanted one, even in replica.
Was a Western movie fan |
| Stryderg | 12 Mar 2022 8:12 a.m. PST |
The phrase "had a tendency to explode in the user's hand", should make one pause for a moment before considering firing it. |
| Tango01 | 12 Mar 2022 3:11 p.m. PST |
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| DJCoaltrain | 12 Mar 2022 4:31 p.m. PST |
I only shoot cartridge firearms. Cartridges do not "chain-fire." |
| 42flanker | 12 Mar 2022 8:26 p.m. PST |
"In 1846 the United States Army brought the Colt Walker 1847 into service" Something about those numbers… |
Dn Jackson  | 13 Mar 2022 8:03 a.m. PST |
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 13 Mar 2022 12:01 p.m. PST |
Something about those numbers… Then car manufacturers copied it, releasing each model year in the prior year. |
| Tango01 | 13 Mar 2022 3:21 p.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 15 Mar 2022 12:42 p.m. PST |
I had one decades ago. All black powder revolvers are fun to shoot. The character Mattie Ross carried one in "True Grit." |
| Tango01 | 15 Mar 2022 3:22 p.m. PST |
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 Murphy  | 07 Jun 2022 7:26 p.m. PST |
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| 4th Cuirassier | 12 Jun 2022 10:37 a.m. PST |
Was this the one the Glanton gang use in Blood Meridian? |
| Tango01 | 17 Jun 2022 4:36 p.m. PST |
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| Choctaw | 20 Jun 2022 2:28 p.m. PST |
I've had a couple throughout the years. They are heavy. H.E.A.V.Y. Heavy. |
| Tango01 | 23 Jun 2022 4:12 p.m. PST |
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| Pyrate Captain | 11 Aug 2023 1:44 p.m. PST |
A trick I learned from a Civil War reenactor to prevent chain fire is to seal your cylinders with Coffee-Mate. Less expensive than felt wads and still reduces the risk of chain fire. And, if you're of age and lucky enough to live under the protection of the U.S. Constitution, you can purchase your own Walker Colt here: link |
| chironex | 28 Aug 2023 4:34 a.m. PST |
79thPA:
Was clearly shown not to suit her at all, though. |
| tigrifsgt | 28 Aug 2023 12:51 p.m. PST |
I had mine chain fire at a reenactment. It looked like I had put a smoke bomb in it. Sparks and smoke coming out of the whole thing. Someone yelled at me to throw it, I said no way you know what this thing cost me. We were on a gravel road at the time. BUT, it was my own fault. I had seen the grains of powder in the grease, and thought it was no big deal. So sloppy loading did me in. This is the only issue I have ever had with that gun in over thirty years of reenacting. Also, other members carried Walkers and all models of the Dragoons and none of them ever had any issues with them. If you know any Tigers, big guns and big knives. TIG |
| pikeman666 | 14 Dec 2023 11:45 a.m. PST |
Current pistols don't blow up thanks to modern steel. |
| Tango01 | 20 Dec 2023 4:21 p.m. PST |
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goes into repair mode when painted models are damaged in shipping.
