Help with a Walker

[Whitedog]

Wow...!!! That's pretty awsome! Fantastic photo's. Thanks!!

[Chaffee]

Twaits: what's up with that weaver grip on the Walker? Duelist style would be more appropriate! I know they're heavy, but.......LOL

In all reality, I'm envious.

[Whitedog]

Wow,Whitedog.Great work. I particularly admire anyone with talent like that since I can't change a lightbulb without drawing blood.

Ha! I sure know what you mean, Pecos! I can't walk through a door wihout bumping my head, and I'm not even very tall! Glad you like what I did. I'm kinda inspired to start another one or even two. Maybe a matching Brace of Walkers!

[twaits]

Twaits: what's up with that weaver grip on the Walker? Duelist style would be more appropriate! I know they're heavy, but.......LOL

In all reality, I'm envious.

I like being tactical. If it were mine I'd weld a picatinny rail to the top of it and put a EOTech Holo sight on it.

Here's another, G-damn I love Walkers!

[Whitedog]

Keep those Walker pictures coming! Wow! Now Those are VERY Interesting!

[DWalt]

About 25-30 years ago, I bought at a West Texas auction what was purportedly a Walker. This particular one was incomplete, lacking the barrel assembly and grips, and it was otherwise in bottom condition. But, from what I could tell from its general appearance and markings, it appeared otherwise to be authentic. Anyway, I did not pay much for it, maybe $300. That was back in the pre-internet days, and there was no one in the area that knew the first thing about Walkers. I did locate a list of SNs of all known (at that time) Walkers, and this was not one of them. I got cold feet, and went back to the auctioneer and persuaded him to return what I had paid for it, which was not that difficult. I have always wondered if it was the real thing or not and whether I should have hung onto it. Upon reflection, I concluded that it was probably genuine, as who would try to fake a basket case? Or has that been done?

[Collects]

Thanks for sharing a wonderful story, Texas Man.

I understand "regretting" selling that old Colt Walker for a mere $350! Had you kept it and sold it today, you have gotten A LOT more money.

[johngross]

Here's a photo comparison of the OP's barrel address (top) and the one Twaits posted (bottom) from the authentic Walker that he saw at auction. There are certainly obvious differences in the two barrel addresses.

John Gross


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[Whitedog]

Good Eye John! Yep, there are a Lot of them out there. Somebody just didn't do their homework well enough. Or, maybe they Did as well as they could with the available information at hand on originals many decades ago. Today, oddly enough, with the detailed photographs of documented original Walkers that are available, I wouldn't think it'd be all that challenging to produce a really accurate copy. The guy putting it together just has to pay attention to the details. The fun in it for me has been to throw one out on my table at a gun show to see who gets excited about it before I tell them that it's just a copy and not a very good one at that. They've Never been used to cheat anyone into buying it as an original. There was one guy who saw me walking with one at a Missouri Valley Antique Weapons Show one time who stopped me while I was taking it over to show a buddy what I'd done. He got really angry with me when I told him it wasn't a real Walker. I told him that it wasn't for sale and that I'd made it up for myself just for the challenge and amusement of it. He called me everything but a white man, saying that somebody someday could be cheated by it. I kept my cool and said that I understood his point, but insisted that nobody truly knowlegeble about Walkers would ever be fooled by it for Many reasons. I don't think that the guy was very much of an expert on Walkers, but this seemed to insult him further. However, because of that, I've never made another one and have never taken one to another gun show. I sure didn't intend to ruin anyone's day and make enemies. But, I think that I'm going to make a couple more for myself and leave them without any stampings or marks at all. Just for shooting and amusement.

[twaits]

As an aside, a fake Walker made in the '40s or '50s sold at the Poulin auction not too long ago for over $1000

Update, found the listing. I don't know why I thought 40s or 50s...perhaps someone at the auction told me that but I don't remember for sure:

http://poulinantiques.auctionflex.co...enum=1&lang=En