Faulty Merchandise.

230RN · Oct 9, 2008

Now what idjit would pay $920,000 for a Walker with a stand with a split hunka wood under the loading lever?

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/10/historic-pistol.html

Historic pistol sells for $920K

An anonymous bidder paid $920,000 for this .44-caliber Colt Walker pistol yesterday in Fairfield, Maine.

James D. Julia Inc. says this is thought to be the highest price anyone has ever paid for a firearm at auction.

"Yee-ha," the gun's owner, John McBride, said as the winning bid was announced, according to the Morning Sentinel. "We did better than we had hoped."

The auction house says this "rare and historic" Colt Whitneyville-Walker pistol was issued during the Mexican-American war. "It is truly one of the greatest prizes of Colts in existence," auctioneer James Julia tells the paper.

On second thought, maybe it was discounted $80K for that split hunka wood.

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yeti · Oct 9, 2008

Can't be that big a idjit if he had $920,000 to spend on a gun. That is the kind of idjit I would love to be!

ridata · Oct 9, 2008

yeti said:
Can't be that big a idjit if he had $920,000 to spend on a gun. That is the kind of idjit I would love to be!

If I was that kind of idjit I'd ... diversify in my guns a bit more.

yeti · Oct 9, 2008

If I was that kind of idjit I'd ... diversify in my guns a bit more.

Didn't say I would spend the $920,000 on that one old gun :what:

, just I would love to be the kind of idjit that could. :neener:

But I sure would get a kick going to a gun range and shooting my million dollar beater. :evil:

Tommygunn · Oct 9, 2008

You must be joking. There were only 1100 Walkers made, and that one is in pretty good shape for a 160 year old revolver.
BTW the Walker weighed in at 4.5 pounds and was the most powerful American made revolver available until the .357 Magnum came around in the mid 1930s.
If you want to shoot one, buy a Uberti reproduction. They are expensive in the repro market but WAY less than an original!!!!!

Geronimo45 · Oct 9, 2008

Dumbunny. He coulda had a Glock 7 for that price.

Dgreno · Oct 9, 2008

That is the kind of idjit I would love to be!

I dont see the interest in this gun but I agree with the above quote.

TallPine · Oct 9, 2008

Now just need to find a fence post to rest it on to shoot it

DoubleTapDrew · Oct 9, 2008

Run some cheap overpressure no-name reloads through before ya toss it in the hardware drawer in the shop! Make sure she works.

If I had a million to spend on guns it would be a heck of a stamp collection. But, different strokes.

230RN · Oct 9, 2008

Now just need to find a fence post to rest it on to shoot it -- TallPine

Make sure the fencepost isn't cracked.

No-name reloads in a percussion revolver? >? >? Maybe with a fixed-cartridge adaptor cylinder.

And I guess they're going up in price... or the dollar is going down in value:

Faulty Merchandise.

230RN

2A was "political" when it was first adopted.

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