The THR Walker Club

[razorback1010]

Razor....I have a man crush on your Walker! That is an AWESOME photo braddah!!!!
Hez

That's what I like when using my Walker for competition. You not only blast away your neighbors, you blind them as well...

[Engineer Bill]

Hello All,
Just got a Uberti Walker and love it, my 1st Colt. Cleaning, I was surprised to find cap flakes down inside on top of the trigger gard. Historicaly, they used to give a flick to the right as they cocked, called the "Colt shake" to help keep the action clear of the remnants of the caps. I see now what they were talking about.
Two questions; when might a Uberti serial #A49504 have been made, and suggestions for a civil war style holster?
Thanks, Engineer Bill

[mykeal]

Serial numbers are not used to date Italian replica revolvers. They use a date code which consists generally of two capital letters inside a square. Uberti normally puts this code on the right side of the frame above the trigger. The decoder ring is:

Regarding a 'Civil War style' holster: the Walker was not carried in a belt holster, nor was it used in the Civil War. It was intended to be carried in a saddle, or pommel, holster. As you know by now, it's a very heavy gun. A belt holster stout enough and large enough for the 9" barrel is not widely available. It should be made of horse leather, rather than the typical cow leather, in order to be strong enough to withstand the heavy weight. And you will need a very thick, stiff belt to hang it on as well. I'm not aware of any off the shelf holsters that are adequate for a Walker, so I'd recommend you have one custom made, along with a belt.

[Steven Youngblood]

Hey Bill, when it comes to a walker holster, Bigbadgun, is the MAN!
http://www.bbgcustomleather.com/index.html
He made me a crossdraw holster like the one used by Guss Mccray.
I walk in circles to the left when I wear it, but it can't be beat.

[Foto Joe]

Here's two for you. The first is on eBay and I kind of like the looks of this one. The second is on GunBroker and is the one I bought a few months ago.

The GB one fits both my Walker and Dragoon, it ain't pretty but it does the job. I've used this one on horseback (okay, it was muleback) up in Griz country this summer. BP wasn't my first choice but it was the biggest gun I had available. I wouldn't want to hike around too much with a Walker on my hip but wasn't bad riding with it.

[SSWilson]

Hi, all. My replica Walker was among my very first handgun purchases (about a zillion years ago). I lean toward big bore anything, so it seemed logical. It got stored apart from me for many years, but has now come home. Itching to get out and try it again!

[SSWilson]

Hey, just joined THR. Great shot of Walker blast! Did you use video? Slow camera shutter? Luck?

[razorback1010]

Originally Posted by SSWilson

Hey, just joined THR. Great shot of Walker blast! Did you use video? Slow camera shutter? Luck?

It's a shot taken from a video.

[Engineer Bill]

Gentlemem,
I humbly ask to be admitted to your august Company.
This is my Walker, and some of the 165 grain bullets. Gold was added to the cylinder engraving and "1847" above the wedge. Engineer Bill

[SSWilson]

Originally Posted by razorback1010

It's a shot taken from a video.

Thanks -- probably seems like a dumb question these days. Way back in the 60s when I started shooting black powder, catching the muzzle flash on film wasn't easy. Even on 8mm movie film, the gun would often go off between film frames. I came up with using a still camera at dusk, set to take a one second exposure. I'd listen for the shutter to open, the fire. Worked pretty well!

[bprevolver]

I just acquired an 1847 Walker with "MADISON IMPORT CORP." on the left side of the barrel flat above the barrel wedge. It was manufactured by Armi San Marco. This is a new marking that I had never seen in my 18yrs of researching and collecting replica revolvers. This raises the total of identified importers who marked their guns to 59. Wonder what will show up tomorrow?

[razorback1010]

Originally Posted by SSWilson

Thanks -- probably seems like a dumb question these days. Way back in the 60s when I started shooting black powder, catching the muzzle flash on film wasn't easy. Even on 8mm movie film, the gun would often go off between film frames. I came up with using a still camera at dusk, set to take a one second exposure. I'd listen for the shutter to open, the fire. Worked pretty well!

Luck still plays an important role! Even nowadays with top of the notch digital camcorders it can be quite a fuss to catch the flash because most of the time they record interlaced video and actually it isn't 30 consecutive frames which are shot in a second but 15 with horizontal lines starting line A +15 with horizontal lines starting line B. You just need the slightest delay between the shutter of the camcorder and the ignition of the charge and you'll end with loads of smoke but no flash on your picture.

[razorback1010]

Yesterday's results. 25 meters, MLAIC rules (one hand, extended arm). Very, very heavy rain. The other shooters at the range cursed me 'cause the smoke was lingering so long that after three shots you could hardly see the targets !
The global group is slightly to the right but this come from my adopting a new hand position on the grip. So this new position I've recently adopted allows me to tighten the groups quite a bit but to the right. As the same thing is happening also with my SAA and my Remington 1858, I guess I'll need to improve that somehow.

[junkman_01]

Just pivot your body to the left a bit and that should center your otherwise good group.

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Scrat (Scott) 2 Gentleman of the Charcoal 3 Dixie Texian 4 Yankee John
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11HILDO 12Shanghai McCoy 13Tallship 14 A.WALKER 15 StrawHat
16 Mustanger1 17 Phantom Captain 18 Pulp19 Snaggletooth 20 RugerBob
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52. SMOKIN GUN 53. QUICKDRAW Mc.Graw 54. SE olka.shooter 55. Jack Steele
56. Steven Youngblood 57. The Wall 58. Shawn Grear 59. Messerist 60. AK 47Ghost
61. Molasses 62. TMC4232 63. .44 Walker 64 Bugslayer 65 sltm1 66. SixShootinSam
67. NobleSniper 68 Gclefton 69. AZ_Rebel 70. Dmjung 71. Brotherlloyd 72. Walker944
73. Fingers McGee 74. Ginormous 75. Kiwiwalker 76. Ratdog68 77. shootmeinthehead
78. marlin_444 79. AussieTH 80. b55baron 81. Dbarrym 82. Oyeboten
83. Mat, Not Doormat 84. Das Jaeger 85. Electric Factory 86. Higene 87 Fivestrings
88. Big guy 49 89. JamesKelly 90. eastbank 91. Buddy 92. Kwetu 93. Husker
94. Two Gun Pete 95. Rifle 96. missuramoss
97. theotherwaldo 98. buckeyed 99. armyof1 100. TomADC 101. TheBigAr2003 102 Texas Moon 103. Dolk 104. don3 105. Opoche

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110. Flaviator 111. Jason Mack 112. Gaucho Gringo 113. wittzo 114. denster
115. Scout Dork 116. Walkerowner 117. SC Slowhand 118. Hardway 119. Engineer Bill

[WALKERs210]

Guess I will have to apply for membership to the THR WALKER CLUB. Finally dropped enough hints and darn nearly had to resort to outright begging but I have my Walker on the way, should be here by Thursday, Friday at the latest. Feel like a kid that can't sleep on Christmas eve waiting for Santa to come visit.

[SSWilson]

Originally Posted by razorback1010

Luck still plays an important role! Even nowadays with top of the notch digital camcorders it can be quite a fuss to catch the flash because most of the time they record interlaced video and actually it isn't 30 consecutive frames which are shot in a second but 15 with horizontal lines starting line A +15 with horizontal lines starting line B. You just need the slightest delay between the shutter of the camcorder and the ignition of the charge and you'll end with loads of smoke but no flash on your picture.

So, the flash capture struggle goes on! Guess that's why there's now a cottage industry in Hollywood adding computer-generated muzzle flashes, especially to full auto guns. You can stand on the set and be darn near blinded as an actor blazes away, firing blanks sometimes laced with magnesium to increase the flash, only to be disappointed when you screen the dailies, where you see nothing but shell cases flying and wimpy puffs of smoke!

[WALKERs210]

Posted this in the main body but had to put mine in with all the fine examples. Picked it up from a fellow THR member and I could not be happier. Rig was made by BBG which is a work of art in and of itself.

[Smokin_Gun]

Mykeal is quite right about Walkers not being a profound carry Revolver in the War Between the States. But they were carried fewer though because of the newer 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Model Dragoons...they were more desired and a bit easier on the belt ...
I don't know if I can post a link to Dixie Gun Works or not but they have a Mexican Style Loop Holster, a CW Flap Holster , and the Slim Jim walker Holsters.
(Remove this link if not allowed) http://www.dixiegunworks.com/advance...olster&x=0&y=7

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Member List
Scrat (Scott) 2 Gentleman of the Charcoal 3 Dixie Texian 4 Yankee John
5 Mykeal 6 Speckdds@bellsouth.net 7 Mukluk 8 BigBadGun 9 Mec 10Fineredmist
11HILDO 12Shanghai McCoy 13Tallship 14 A.WALKER 15 StrawHat
16 Mustanger1 17 Phantom Captain 18 Pulp19 Snaggletooth 20 RugerBob
21 J.T.Gerrity 22 BDFT 23 Peter M Eick 24 JCT 25 Old Wornout Soldier
26 Brett Dixon 27. Razorback 1010 28. Rebel Dave 29. sundance44s
30. Oddman 31. Xterminator 32. TexasRifleman 33. Gopguy 34. Elbert P Suggins
35. Old Hunter 36. Blacksmoke 37. ApacheJack 38. K.A.T 39. Fedaircop
40. Hooey 41. .50cal 42. Afy 43. Shung 44. Kevc 45. PRM 46. Madcratebuilder
47. Clermont 48. Double Deuce 1 49. Iamsniper1 50. AdmiralB 51. icy
52. SMOKIN GUN 53. QUICKDRAW Mc.Graw 54. SE olka.shooter 55. Jack Steele
56. Steven Youngblood 57. The Wall 58. Shawn Grear 59. Messerist 60. AK 47Ghost
61. Molasses 62. TMC4232 63. .44 Walker 64 Bugslayer 65 sltm1 66. SixShootinSam
67. NobleSniper 68 Gclefton 69. AZ_Rebel 70. Dmjung 71. Brotherlloyd 72. Walker944
73. Fingers McGee 74. Ginormous 75. Kiwiwalker 76. Ratdog68 77. shootmeinthehead
78. marlin_444 79. AussieTH 80. b55baron 81. Dbarrym 82. Oyeboten
83. Mat, Not Doormat 84. Das Jaeger 85. Electric Factory 86. Higene 87 Fivestrings
88. Big guy 49 89. JamesKelly 90. eastbank 91. Buddy 92. Kwetu 93. Husker
94. Two Gun Pete 95. Rifle 96. missuramoss
97. theotherwaldo 98. buckeyed 99. armyof1 100. TomADC 101. TheBigAr2003 102 Texas Moon 103. Dolk 104. don3 105. Opoche

106.CGN1771 107. ClemBert 108. Foto Joe 109.kwhi43@kc.rr.com
110. Flaviator 111. Jason Mack 112. Gaucho Gringo 113. wittzo 114. denster
115. Scout Dork 116. Walkerowner 117. SC Slowhand 118. Hardway 119. Engineer Bill 120. WALKERs210

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razorback just saw your videos excellent

[razorback1010]

Originally Posted by scrat

razorback just saw your videos excellent

Thanks a lot !!

[Walker 47]

Request permission to become a part of this Group!

Been reading the posts for a while and finally making the move to join...
I have been a fan of the Walker Colt since before I 1st got into reenacting Civil War in 1976.
Currently have 10 Walker replicas and always looking to add to the collection.

Do not do Civil War any more but Old West. Love to use a Walker conversion that I have for the post Civil War events..Defarbed and company marked...

Thanks for the consideration...

[junkman_01]

You have to post a picture of one of your Walkers to join the club.

[Racebannon]

Here's my horse pistol. Just found the thread. Love the Walker!