Uberti - Walker

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The story of the single action revolver began the day the Alamo fell in 1836. Thats when Samuel Colt began production of a revolving-cylinder pistol at his Paterson, New Jersey, factory. The firearm was enthusiastically received by the Rangers of the newly independent Republic of Texas. And in 1844, the single actions made history when sixteen Rangers held off eighty Comanche warriors with their new Colt revolvers.
One of those Rangers was Sam Walker. So in 1846, when war with Mexico was looming and Walkers Mounted Rifles needed powerful handguns for action on horseback, Walker ordered 1,000 improved Colt revolvers. The Walker model held 60 grains of black powder and chambered six, .44-caliber balls. The massive fire-power needed a much stronger frame and a larger design than earlier models. The Walkers were 15-3/4" long and weighed nearly four and a half pounds. The reputation of the formidable Walker black powder firearms ensured Colts success.


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[MrRoGill]

It is such a relief not to hear the word "Dragoon" in this video!! Many thanks for that!! First Model, Second Model and Third Model Dragoons appeared AFTER the 1847 Walker model shown here. Even John Wayne, in True Grit, erroneously utters "Dragoon" when describing the massive 1847 Walker he takes out of Kim Darby's bag. Very informative video I thought. Thanks again.

[sharpie443]

@Moosey1789 It could probably take down a horse. A Remington 1856 with a .44 ball and 30 grains of powder preforms close to a .38 special. I've killed a cow with a 9mm so a .38 special could probably take out a horse just fine. The walker has more chamber space than a Remington so it has the capacity to be even more powerful. Not something i would choose to hunt with but it could be done.

[Moosey1789]

@whitethronebooks this is not the conventional wisdom about this firearm; if you watch the Uberti video, it documents that Sam Walker specified the gun be capable of taking down a horse. I've seen it elsewhere. 

[Moosey1789]

@njmvermont to each his own, but the Walker is a powerful pistol. Frankly, mine scares the daylights out of me and the open top steel frame is quite robust. The fact that it weighs over four pounds is an impediment to regular use. It is not considered a horse pistol because it can be placed in a horse scabbard; it's a horse pistol because it was made to take down a man on a horse by killing the horse. Until .357 mag, it was considered the most powerful revolver on earth.

[dogbone222]

i like the no top strap.

[TJkillsall]

i wish uberti would make the patterson that gun is so sick

[njmvermont]

no top strap over the cylinder. ME NO LIKE

[TheJohnWilson2]

I would not take this pistol because it was to heavy

[Zeanu]

Alright neat little introductory video on the Walker, despite the "THEY SHAWT A MILLION INJUNS, YEEHAW!" stuff, Now do a video on the Paterson - the first true revolver.

YES, THE FIRST, I don't consider the Collier pistol a true revolver, it was a revovling flintlock system.

[whitethronebooks]

It was called a horse pistol, not because it could bring down a horse, but because it was intended to be fired from horseback.