The Colt revolver was a very poor design. I was too enthusiastic with the Dremel grinding tool! I carry a 5.5″ barreled version for self-defense. Excellent article. Historians record that it was virtually impossible to get a Texas Ranger to turn in his Walker revolver; it was a losing battle to insist upon it. Witness the unfortunate George Zimmerman, who I personally feel deserves an Ecology award or removing his antagonist from the Gene Pool! It didn’t work out that way. This order went by the wayside when the revolvers arrived. Over $100.00 - apply Price filter. Nevertheless, the precise coning of the bullet ram allowed repeatable straight seating and the ease in loading and resulting accuracy that exceeded initial [low] expectations. Required fields are marked *. Your email address will not be published. All rights reserved. View as Grid List. Not very expensive. I am fortunate to live ion Arizona, where any law abiding person may be armed, Openly and concealed. The change of sovereignty did nothing to end the conflict with Mexico. Unlike the earlier Paterson, the Walker has a positive provision for safe carry. It appears that a substantial number of revolvers that had not passed inspection were included in this number-even though they had been repaired and put into service at the first general issue. The conical bullet cast by soldiers in the field was part and parcel of the Walker Colt mystique (though seldom mentioned in detail). There was no industry standard for black powder formulation; the appropriate screen sizes for rendering FFFg flakes varied from one maker to the next. I have left cylinders loaded for well over six months, and upon inserting Walking through camp, Walker advised a green trooper to uncap his revolver. And the percussion cylinder loaded for a back up. D Company number 1, confiscated from a Confederate veteran, was converted into a shotgun. These are later modifications made to original Walkers. (Again, Notice the PAST tense!!!) most probably be stolen, and the poor owner might be very sad to find his car full of bullet holes, when it was returned to him! Colt had given priority to one hundred additional pistols for presentation and private sales. I am very pro-Law Enforcement! I began carrying a Black POwder Revolver, because some of the Maggots I caused to be either jailed, or evicted, made some very serious theats, that seemed to put my future Health & Welfare in jeopardy! The portion of the bullet swaged into contact with the chamber walls is very narrow and there is no bevel on the bullet base to assist in straight alignment in the chamber. The best cluster came in at four inches or a fraction more. In spring 1848, a few months after the Mexican-American War ended, the Army released the 500 Walker Colt revolvers that had been languishing in the Baton Rouge arsenal The guns were dispatched to the western army and still-federalized Texas Rangers. $65.00 to $100.00 - apply Price filter. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Should you know of any other persons, otherwise Good Citizens, in which category I feeI I belong, I’d be happy to advise such persons of the the proper way to load and prepare a Percussion Revolver, in such a manner as to make it every bit as reliable as the more modern handguns that most people carry.
