For the American artistic gymnast, see Colt Walker (gymnast).
Revolver
Colt Walker
Colt Walker Revolver number 1017. Metropolitan Museum of Art Arms and Armor collection, accession number 58.171.1
Type
Revolver
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1847–1865
Used by
State of Texas
United States
Confederate States of America
Wars
Mexican–American War
American Civil War
Production history
Designer
Samuel Colt, Captain Samuel Walker
Designed
1846
Manufacturer
Eli Whitney, Jr. at Whitneyville, Connecticut for Saml. Colt, New York City
Produced
1847
No. built
1,100
Variants
Colt Whitneyville Hartford Dragoon Revolver, quantity about 240
Specifications
Mass
4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
Length
15.5 in (390 mm)
Barrel length
9 in (230 mm)
Caliber
.44 ball, revolver .457 in (11.6 mm), dia.
Action
Single-action
Muzzle velocity
1,000 to 1,350 feet per second (300–410 m/s)
Effective firing range
100 yards (91 m)
Feed system
Six-round cylinder
Sights
Blade front sight, hammer notch rear sight
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.
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