Colt's Walker revolver is one of the most legendary firearms ever made, and Cimarron Firearms is honoring the original manufacturing run with a faithful reproduction of the Company A revolvers ...

That’s how owner Taylor Linkous knew he had something special when selling an 1847 Colt Walker revolver in a recent auction. The gun sold to someone in Texas for over $250,000.

The Walker pistols were manufactured during a short production run in 1847. The pistol was named after Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker, a renowned national hero who had fought in the Texas-Mexico wars.

Governor Greg Abbott has signed a Resolution naming the 1847 Colt Walker pistol the official handgun of Texas.

Lawmakers are primed to pull the trigger on a resolution this session that would designate the 1847 Colt Walker pistol, used in the Mexican-American War, as the state handgun of Texas.

In 1847, Samuel Colt met with President James Polk to show him the Walker Model revolver, named after Texas Ranger Capt. Samuel Hamilton Walker, who had designed the gun along with Colt.

The 1847 Colt Walker, a replica of which is shown above, could become the official handgun of Texas. The pistol was used in the Mexican-American War.