This historic Colt Walker was manufactured in 1847 by the Whitneyville Armory and is one of 220 C Company marked Walker Model revolvers. It was originally intended for issue to Samuel Walker's own company in the U.S. Mounted Rifle Regiment. The C Company revolvers were the first produced and were shipped to the U.S. Army Depot at Vera Cruz, Mexico, in September 1847. On October 19, 1847, 214 C Company marked Walker Colt revolvers were issued to the First Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers commanded by Colonel John Coffee Hays. Known as "The Texas Devils," the Texas Mounted Volunteers used their Walker Colt revolvers in a number of actions against Mexican irregular forces operating between Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Of the 394 Walker revolvers issued to the Texas Mounted Volunteers only 191 revolvers (of which 82 were serviceable) were turned in at the Vera Cruz Depot when the regiment was mustered out of federal service on May 8, 1848. The serviceable revolvers were sent to the Baton Rouge Arsenal where they were subsequently issued to Texas Rangers and the 2nd Dragoon Regiment. All of the C Company Walker revolvers saw hard service in Mexico and on the Texas frontier. This revolver is one of the 38 surviving C Company Walker revolvers listed on page 80 of "The Colt Whitneyville Walker Pistol" by Lt. Col. Robert Whittington. The top of the barrel has a German silver blade front sight and "ADDRESS SAML COLT NEWYORK CITY" reading from the breech towards the muzzle. The left side of the barrel and frame have "C COMPANY NO 172" and the same is repeated on the butt. The trigger guard has "C COM-Y No 172". "172" is stamped between the frame pins and on the side of the front strap. The cylinder has the original number "100". The grip is noted as having their original number "167" indicating they came from another original Walker in the period of use. The included letter from 2024 Herb Glass states "this gun to be a genuine Colt Walker" and subsequently details the restoration work on this revolver after 1951.

Good as a genuine Colt Walker that has been restored, including re-crowned barrel (not stretched per Herb Glass' inspection), recut markings, a replacement loading lever, a replacement wedge, replacement of the front section of the cylinder pin, and replacement internal parts. The iron surfaces display gray and brown patina, moderate pitting, some chipped original nipples, and general moderate to heavy overall wear as expected on a Walker. The trigger guard has attractively aged patina and mild scrapes and dings. The period replacement grips are also good and were noted as having no repairs and have mild scratches and dings and small chips at the heel and toe and five "kill notches" on the long the right rear edge. Mechanically fine. This historic revolver most likely saw action with the Teas Mounted Volunteers led by Colonel John Coffee Hays during the Mexican-American War and is a rare representative example of the iconic Colt Walker. The proceeds from the sale of this item will go to funding scholarships and to the general fund for special projects at Highlands College, Birmingham AL.