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Texas Ranger
Captain Samuel
Hamilton Walker
LOT 180
Rare, Well-Documented and Historic B Company No. 102 U.S. Colt Model 1847
points towards this revolvers above average condition, and the cylinder even retains
the safety pin. The revolver also has a very
Walker Percussion Revolver Marked
for Mexican General and Governor
of Coahuila Andres Viesca with Herb
Glass Authentication Letter - Serial no. BCOMPANYNo102, 44 cal., 9 inch part round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. The Colt Walker is among the most iconic and highly sought after antique firearms and has been particularly heavily associated with the American Southwest and Mexico thanks to their historic use in the Mexican-American War as well as by Texas Rangers on the antebellum frontier and during the American Civil War by primarily Texas cavalrymen fighting for the Confederacy. Since 2021, it has been the official handgun of the State of Texas. During their service life, many Walkers lost or destroyed. Those that have survived tend to show signs
of hard period use and abuse. However, this revolver remains in high condition for a Colt Walker and retains nearly all of the cylinder roll-scene of the Texas Rangers battling the Comanche in the 1830s. This scene is rarely visible on the original Walkers, and this certainly
interesting marking on the grip that connects it to Mexican Republican general and governor Andres S. Viesca.
The legendary Colt Walker revolvers were manufactured at Eli Whitney Jr.’s Whitneyville, Connecticut, factory for Samuel Colt’s to fulfill
a U.S. contract for 1,000 revolvers. The revolvers were serial numbered A-D Company 1-220
and E Company 1-120. Although purchased to arm the Mounted Rifle Regiment, the first 394 A, B, and C Company revolvers were issued to the 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers commanded by Colonel Jack Hays at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on October 26, 1847. When the Texas Mounted Volunteers mustered out of service on May 8, 1848, they turned in 191 Walker revolvers; 202 pistols were lost in service or retained by the Texans. The remaining 600 Walker revolvers were issued to the Mounted Rifle Regiment in Mexico or the 1st Dragoon Regiment on the Texas/New Mexico frontier following the Mexican War.