#WalchRevolver
The Walch Revolver With Forgotten Weapons
Revolvers got their start in 1835 thanks to Samuel Colt, and in the years to follow there were quite a few designs and innovations – and, yes, failures – in the gun world. It was 1856 when Smith and Wesson began manufacturing cartridge revolvers, and others would soon follow suit. But it was a man by the name of John Walch who felt he could not only improve on Samuel Colt’s design from a technical aspect, he could give it the gift of greater firepower. The Walch Revolver was patented in 1859, and it would go down in firearms history as – well, you’ll have to draw your own conclusions.
