85R1299 E
By: Lang H.C.R. No. 51
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was
historically crucial to the early survival of the great State of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was an
essential tool in the defeat of the Mexican army during the
Mexican-American War to reclaim Texas, the 28th state of the Union;
and
WHEREAS, The co-inventor of the original 1847 Colt Walker
pistol, Samuel Walker, was a captain in the Texas Rangers, the first
state police agency in the country; and
WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was America's
first pistol to hold six rounds, otherwise known as a
"six-shooter"; and
WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol is still the
most powerful black powder pistol in existence; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize the original 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the
official handgun of the State of Texas.