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Colt Model 1847 Walker No. 26 Texas Rangers C Co.

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Colt Model 1847 Walker No. 26 Texas Rangers C Co.
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Rare. US Colt Walker Model 1847 marked "C COMPANY No. 26" Listed on page 79 of "The Colt Whitneyville-Walker Pistol" book by Robert D. Whittington III as one of 150 verified surviving Colt Walker Model 1847s identified by Whittington in 1984. It was included in the Texas Gun Collectors Association Parade of Walkers in 2003 with certificate.
Sam Colt designed the revolver in 1846 with guidance from Texas Ranger Captain Samuel H. Walker of C Company. The revolver was designed by Colt, but produced by Eli Whitney at the Whitneyville Armory under contract, as Colt did not have a manufacturing facility yet. The US Contract Walker models were numbered with Ranger Company designations with the Serial number beginning with the number 1 for each company. This revolver marked C Company No. 26 would have been part of the initial 1000 gun contract in 1847. The C Company Rangers received their first 214 revolvers on October 19th 1847 in Vera Cruz Mexico. This would have been part of that initial shipment & would have seen service during the Mexican American War with the Rangers. The revolver is in good working condition. The barrel is roll stamped "ADDRESS. SAML COLT. NEW-YORK CITY" . "C COMPANY No. 26" is roll stamped on the bottom of the backstrap. The serial number 26 is also visible on the rear face of the barrel lug, bottom of cylinder pin, and the right side of the grip strap beneath the grip. The cylinder is correctly in the white & roll engraved with the Ranger & Indian fight scene.