Lot 60: Newly Discovered U.S. Colt Model 1847 Walker Revolver (up for Auction)

Auction Zip ^ | November 19, 2016 | by Amoskeag Auction Co

[exnavy]

That is a fun looking collection, good for you.

[VRWCarea51]

#19 Hi Dad, it’s me. Your long lost Son.

[C Lee Tolindo]

Great thread.
Please keep the posts coming.

[redfreedom]

I own a Colt Walker replica, supposedly an exact copy that is made in Italy. Very heavy. Supposedly the most powerful black powder handgun ever made.

Long bores in the cylinder allows extra powder, and she really kicks when overloaded. Very noisy, lotsa smoke. Very fun to shoot.

[circlecity]

Beautiful collection.

[libstripper]

The surprising things are the report and the recoil. The report is more of a “WHUMP!!” than the instantaneous, hard, high-pitched “CRACK!” you get from a .357 mag. and the recoil is more of a hard push than a sudden, instantaneous wallop.

[redfreedom]

https://www.dixiegunworks.com/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=1p98mu9dhcgm3q52pkvb8f81s0&keywords=revolver&x=6&y=5

[Nicojones]

Awesome collection, Dusty. I love the quotes on the wall mount. Awesome!

[Colorado Doug]

What a magnificent collection! It must be a source of great joy to you. Nicely displayed too!

[PLMerite]

Kill the burglar but burn your house down. Quandary!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

And yet my rare English .22 conversion of a Victory model S&W is looked down on as a “shooter” as it has been buffed and reblued.

One firearm rusted is a treasure while another is considered one step above junk.

[Chainmail]

There are a whole bunch of excellent replicas out there. I have several and shoot them often. Have fun!

[Ozark Tom]

Soda water dispenser?

;^)

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Wow! $15,000 for a plain Jane 1911 dated 1912. I am out of touch with these prices.

Obviously condition and rarity are everything and I suppose this must be one of the most minty of the 1912s and being brand new, I have no clue how many were made let alone exist today. Just strikes me as not a particularly rare animal.

Then again, $15,000 isn’t exhorbitant. I just can’t get my head around a 1911 that expensive that wasn’t owned by some historic figure with provenance that gives that gun such a rarity, such as if it was carried by Dwight Eisenhower or some such thing. Then it would be far above $15,000 of course.

Good thing I am not shopping these days.

[Parley Baer]

“Awesome, i love these old Colts. I have a wonderful 1st gen SAA calvary model that is 100 years old.”

Me too. I have one inspected by Henry Nettleson made in 1876.

[Parley Baer]

Make that 1878.

[M1903A1]

The finish changed very early on Colt M1911s, from a mirror-polished blue to the more familiar “Colt brushed blue”, and of those few pistols, not many survived with the original finish. And, as with the scarce Springfield Armory-made M1911s, many would have been used up in World War I.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

I miss rust blue. I really do. What a beautiful finish and it was as tough as anything, just not all that corrosion resistant. But sure made for a beautiful finish.

[Swordmaker]

The Walker sold for $77,500 plus $15,887.50 buyers premium and possible sales tax if the buyer lived in New Hampshire or his state has sales tax reciprocity with NH. Total $93,387.50 plus possible sales tax.

[Swordmaker]

This Engraved Colt SAA with carved ivory steer head grips from 1929 had a pre-auction estimate of $10,000 to $15,000 but actual realized bid price of $24,000 plus buyers premium of about $4,920, for a total selling price of $28,920