Historedia
Person

Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1847

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Samuel Colt sells his first revolvers to the U.S. government

    1847

    Role: Texas Ranger and Military Officer

    1. 1847 · Production site not specified in sourcesMass Production of the Colt Walker

      Colt began mass-production in 1847, and 1,100 Colt Walker revolvers were originally made: 1,000 under the military contract and 100 for the civilian market.

    2. January 4, 1847 · New York City (meeting during Walker's trip there)Order for 1,000 Revolvers

      Captain Samuel Walker, seeking revolvers for the Texas Rangers in the Mexican–American War, met Samuel Colt in a gunsmith's shop on January 4, 1847, and ordered 1,000 revolvers.

Sources

  1. Samuel Colt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Colt Walker Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-28