Cimarron · Revolver
Cimarron 1847 Walker
Single action revolver · .45 Colt · introduced 2024
Also known as Colt Walker, Walker Colt, Model 1847 Walker
About the Cimarron 1847 Walker
The Cimarron 1847 Walker is a faithful reproduction of the legendary Colt Walker single-action revolver, originally designed in 1847 by Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker of the Texas Rangers in collaboration with Samuel Colt. Cimarron's reproduction is manufactured in Italy by Uberti with a 9-inch barrel and is offered both as a cap-and-ball percussion piece and, with a drop-in conversion cylinder, as a six-shot centerfire chambered in .45 Colt. At over four pounds it remains one of the largest and most powerful percussion-era handgun designs ever produced.
The original Colt Walker was the most powerful black-powder repeating handgun made until the introduction of the .357 Magnum in 1935, and its commercial success rescued Samuel Colt's bankrupt firearms business and funded the founding of the Colt factory in Hartford.
Cimarron 1847 Walker specifications
General
- Type
- Revolver
- Action
- Single action revolver
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Calibres
- .45 Colt
- Magazine capacity
- 6 rounds
- Magazine
- Revolving cylinder
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 229 mm (9.0 in)
- Overall length
- 400 mm (15.7 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.04 kg (4.50 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 7
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 256 m/s (840 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 552 J (407 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 50 m
History
- Introduced
- 2024
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
- Designer
- Samuel Walker
Features
- Case hardened frame
- Brass backstrap
- Brass trigger guard
- Fixed sights
- Cartridge conversion
Safety
- Loading notch hammer rest
The original 1847 Walker is a .44 caliber cap-and-ball percussion revolver; this entry describes the cartridge-conversion configuration chambered in .45 Colt using a drop-in conversion cylinder, which yields a six-shot centerfire revolver. Cimarron reproductions are made by A. Uberti in Italy.
