Brief

Samuel Hamilton Walker (February 24, 1817 – October 9, 1847) was a Texas Ranger captain and military officer of both the Republic of Texas and the United States Army. Samuel Walker served in several conflicts, including the American Indian Wars and the Mexican-American wars.

Walker is best known as the co-inventor of the famous Walker Colt revolver, along with arms manufacturer Samuel Colt. Walker is said to have self-funded a trip to New York to meet with Colt and proposed to him the concept of a weapon based on the then-popular five-shot Colt Paterson revolver, with many enhancements such as adding a sixth round. By 1847, the new revolver was in production. The United States Mounted Rifle companies were provided with the new weapons, which proved to be extremely effective. Many historians posit the expansion of the American West was made possible, or at least much easier, after the invention of the Walker Colt six-shooter. As a historical sculptor, the inclusion of Walker in my portfolio was inevitable.