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 ...

The Lone Star State takes pride in its heritage. And a lot of that is wrapped up in the cowboy culture of the Old West. And, of course, residents are well-known for their love of firearms and strong ...

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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 ...

Ah yes, another act of political theater has passed through the Texas legislature. In lieu of doing something constructive, Gov. Greg Abbott took it upon himself this weekend to name an "official ...

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Linkous Auction Group in Christiansburg specializes in firearms. That’s how owner Taylor Linkous knew he had something special when selling an 1847 Colt Walker revolver in ...

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

Popular myth gives the American West to Colt revolvers, but the rifle that truly shaped frontier life was Winchester's ...

The Frontier West was nothing if not a place of opportunity. It offered an unlimited number of ways to perish including disease (a big favorite), thirst, starvation, weather, livestock, serpents, ...

Some pundits are calling it the "Most Texan thing imaginable." The Lone Star State takes pride in its heritage. And a lot of that is wrapped up in the cowboy culture of the Old West. And, of course, ...