The Colt Walker was initially ordered and used by a group of mounted law enforcers in Texas that later spawned the famous Texas Rangers. This larger caliber Colt Walker was manufactured at the armory in Connecticut. In 1846, during the Mexican-American War, Colt designed a new revolver prototype that was further revised by Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker. For a variety of reasons, Colt’s early production companies from 1837-1842 ended in failure. Colt received a British patent on his improved revolver design in 1835 along with two American patents the following year. Choosing the M1911: The Military Service Replacement for the RevolverĪlthough Samuel Colt did not invent the revolver, his designs played a major role in the popularization of it with the ensuing shift away from earlier single-shot pistols. The Colt Commando revolver’s inclusion in the realm of World War II handgun ordnance remains an ongoing curiosity almost 75 years after the firearm’s introduction.
38 Special” on the left side of the barrel. Many handgun enthusiasts’ blog entries recount how they stumbled onto a local gun show table only to find a dull-finished revolver that clearly bore the impression “Colt Commando.
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