Mass Production of the Colt Walker · Samuel Colt sells his first revolvers to the U.S. government

Colt began mass-production in 1847, and 1,100 Colt Walker revolvers were originally made: 1,000 under the military contract and 100 for the civilian market.

The Colt Walker had been designed in 1846 by Samuel Colt to the specifications of Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker. Before Colt began mass-production in 1847, handguns had not played a significant role in the history of the American West or the nation as a whole. Only 1,100 of these guns were originally made, 1,000 as part of a military contract and an additional 100 for the civilian market, making original Colt Walker revolvers extremely rare and valuable. The passages do not specify where production took place.

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