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John Sukey
10-12-2009, 11:43
Current value on a Colt Walker; $150,000
Current value if all parts are not matching,; $100,000
Johnny P
10-13-2009, 10:04
At least I don't have to worry about which one is closest to actual value.
http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/antiques/36-antiques/258-colt-walker-pistol-hits-record-920000-at-james-julia-auction
To me, that is like reading a glowing Car & Driver report on the new Ferrari. All I can do is read.
Jim
Current value on a Colt Walker; $150,000
Current value if all parts are not matching,; $100,000
John, did somebody come into the show with a real Walker? Where was the show? Did the owner have a history of the Colt? Thanks
Didn't think they were worth that. I've got several. Maybe it'd be worthwhile to put some RIG lube on 'em.
Jim K's post makes me think I should park the Ferrari inside the garage this winter, too. :>)
Didn't think they were worth that. I've got several. Maybe it'd be worthwhile to put some RIG lube on 'em.
:icon_e_surprised: Wow! :icon_salut:
John Sukey
12-11-2009, 10:43
Fred, you have several company marked Walkers?:eek:
Now my favourite one was the British Antiques Road show years ago.
A woman brought in a company marked Walker that had been ISSUED to an ancestor. She had documentation going back to that time with photographs over the years. The finish had turned brown but otherwise in good condition.
The "expert" said, "Madam you have a Colt Walker revolver. I would value it at 2000 pounds, BUT you should have the grips changed because they are a bit tatty!:eek:
The idiot should have been valuing chamber pots instead of guns!
And yes, Colt Walkers ARE worth that much, going by the last auction report I saw in a gun magazine.
Are not all Walkers Co. marked, or were some made for the civilian market. I didin't think so.
Johnny P
12-12-2009, 09:24
Serial numbers 1001 to 1100 were civilian Walkers. There is one cased Walker, serial number 1022, which was sold to a Danish sea captain.
Fred, you have several company marked Walkers?:eek:
Now my favourite one was the British Antiques Road show years ago.
A woman brought in a company marked Walker that had been ISSUED to an ancestor. She had documentation going back to that time with photographs over the years. The finish had turned brown but otherwise in good condition.
The "expert" said, "Madam you have a Colt Walker revolver. I would value it at 2000 pounds, BUT you should have the grips changed because they are a bit tatty!:eek:
The idiot should have been valuing chamber pots instead of guns!
And yes, Colt Walkers ARE worth that much, going by the last auction report I saw in a gun magazine.
Oh my gosh no John! I'd quoted the fellow before me who stated that he had several Walkers. I might be married to a millionaire, but she'd never buy me several original Walkers. At least I don't think she would...hmmm, I wonder...
Naw! Ain't no way. She's crazy about me, but she isn't THAT crazy. There was a time in the late seventies when Dixie Gun Works had an Alpha Company Walker for sale for the astounding price of $10,000.00. That was a lot of money back then. Still is to my simple ways of thinking. I posted some pictures on here earlier, but I didn't want to hijack a wonderful thread started by you John, and so I removed them. With your kind permission, I'll post them again just for the heck of it. since it falls in with the Walkers. Here is a pistol of mine. It has the number 1011 on it in the correct locations for a civilian series Walker in the tiny Whitneyville stamps. All contours of the revolver are correct and the front sight is made of the correct German Silver. I put it together with 80 hours of detailed work. It even has a preasure ridge on the cylinder as well as the correct low profile of hammer, trigger, correct contours, correct angle of back strap, specific contour of the rammer hinge that was put on the very first Walker Colts etc. I couldn't afford a real Walker and so I studied the close up photo's of literaly dozens of originals and even of one that I held in my hands to replicate a real scary one. I've made three of these so far. I'm planning on making an identical pair with a "correct" Walker tool whose recess for the nipples is cut in the correct direction, etc. along with a mold, and a flask to put into a wooden presentation case that I'll make from walnut with the correct Colt hinges. I'm just compulsive sometimes about details and as the project of this Walker went along, I just kept improving it until I was satisfied. It was a conversation starter when it laid on top of my buddies gun show table. I never passed it off as an original, but told the truth about it. Yea, it fooled people. Just thought you guys would like to see it.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/Whitedog333/mine.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/Whitedog333/NewImage.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/Whitedog333/117593171.jpg
John Sukey
12-13-2009, 11:49
Fred, you remind me of a friend in Orland Park Illinois. Retired tool and die maker for 3M. He also made percussion revolvers including a walker!
His main hobby was making model aircraft engines, including a working five cylinder radial!
That's amazing John. I'm no where near being that capable. My only tools are my eyes, some files, a mig welder, honing stones, calipers, emery and lots of elbow grease.
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