TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Governor Greg Abbott has signed a Resolution naming the 1847 Colt Walker pistol the official handgun of Texas. Invented by Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers and Colt ...

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A Colt revolver from the 1800s that was stolen from the state museum more than 50 years ago has been located. It is one of dozens of artifacts dating back as far as the French and Indian War that were ...

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Texas has its own amphibian, dinosaur and pepper, but strangely enough, state officials have not yet designated a state handgun. Lawmakers are primed to pull the trigger on a resolution this session ...

The author is an "owner of the four unique Colt-Walker-Collins revolver models that bridge the gap from 1839 to 1847"--Cover.

There are few names that invoke the American Frontier more than Samuel Colt, but before his revolvers helped win the West, Colt was a struggling gunmaker. On Jan. 4, 1847, Colt won a contract to ...