1847 Colt Walker

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:confused: I just bought this pistol and I am having a real hard time IDing the manufacture of this piece. I have been reading the threads here about the Colt Walkers and i have gone over this pistol with a magnifieing glass and cannot find any Manufacturing ID marks. There is nothing. I have a question do all Walkers have the retaining clip that holds the rammer in place or is this special for a particular Manufacture?
Please any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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You probably have a kit gun orit has been defarbed. Ive never seen a Walker without the latch on the barrel for retention of the loadfing lever. If you fire and the lever drops, dont be alarmed, thats part of owning a Walker.
 
I just checked on the Taylor website and their repo Walker doesn't have a retaining clip for the ram. I think I might be right in that the original Walkers didn't have it. I think the Walker was the first to have a built-in bullet ram. It must have been a problem for all of subsequent colts had clips to hold the ram against the barrel.
 
There were only 2 Italian manufactors of replica Walkers.....ASM, Armi San Marco and Uberti. ASM has been out of business for years. Taylors Walker is mfg by Uberti. I don't really understand your question about the retaining clip for the rammer. All walkers have that spring clip as did the originals. I have 8 Walker replicas and every one has the spring clip.
 
I was wondering about the clip just trying to narrow it down a little i thought that maybe one manufacture had it and another didnt.
So there were only 2 makers for the walker ok I would like to compare some of the features of this one to a Uberti because I really dont think its an ASM.
I hope not anyway.
WHen I saw this walker it was kind of Love at first site and I just want to know as much as possible about it.
 
I don't know if I'vd ever heard of ASM before just now. I own 2 Walkers made by Uberti I guess that I bought from Cabela's. (one at a time of course. I work for a living) I'vd had them for some time. One of them has never been loaded or shot. One of them I shoot pretty regular. (hunt with it to) Shoot's good, and all that weight help's control the bucking a little. It took me awhile to work out a good load because the round has a tendacy to climb on you. I finally settled on 42grains. That's still a pretty damn good wallop when you bust that cap, but I'vd got lot's of deer (well, a few anyway) and hogs and whatnot with it. The Walker is not as mean and ugly as lot's of people say. It's just heavy and all but it alway's shoots and it is accurate for a long ways out there after you get used to it. I thought about getting some adjustable sights (maybe similar to those found on the Remington .44 target model) put on them for a long time but I didn't know anyone I trusted to do it right, and between this, that and the other I just never got around to it. In the mean time I learned to hit with it pretty good the way it is so I guess I'll keep it the way it is. Besides, if I had the sights changed it may not fit the holster good..I like the Walker. Yeah, it's made by Uberti, I just unleathered it and checked. I couldn't remember if it was Uberti or Pietta...PS..Mine has the spring clip that hold's the loading lever in place. The lever still snap's into place pretty tight and secure. So far I haven't ran into the problem of the recoil making the lever drop..Walker..
 
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Im glad I found this site I have learned alot about the Walker and still learning
this is my first BP revolver ever I cant wait until this weekend so I can go shot the darn thing. I well let you all know how it goes.
Does anybody use paper cartridges in there Walker If so let me know. And if you do can you also include a wonder wad in the paper cartridge I am very interested in this style of loading. So much advice and good comments Thank you all very much.
 
ASM (Armi San Marcos), made Walker kits for Connecticut Valley Arms. That was years ago.Ive got one in my study. I also have a Uberti, a recent model, The CVA was made in 84 according to the box. The Uberti is the best of the two. ASM made a few Dragoons with leaf sights. You see them occasionally on Gun Broker. The last one I saw was fitted with a sholder stock. Enjoy that Walker. Its a piece of history.
 
Growing up in a small town in Arizona my older brother had several bp revolvers and i would go with him from time to time to shoot his and I love the bp feel and sound. But never got around to buying one for myself. Now I have 2 teenage boys ages 16 and 17 and they wanted to get into bp pistols we have a few rifles for hunting and a couple shot guns for skeet but this is a different animal. Like I said when I saw this Walker I fell in love with it and had to have it.
 
If you have both bore butter and wonder wads try both, Id take some crisco too. Try thrm all and decide. I personally like lube pills made up of equal parts of bees wax, tallow, and parafin melted togrether,poured into a pan to 1/16 depth, cut out with a .45 casing after they cool and placed between the powder and ball. Works for me. I recommend that you use whatever works best in your situation.
 
Wonder wads will probably be better for you in South Flirida, as they og under the ball and on top of the powder. Bore Butter is usually smeared on top of the ball, which works when it is not hot outside like in many southern climates. I would go for wonder wads if I were you. They are easy, not messy, and will not run down your barrel into your holster in the summer like bore butter or Crisco will. After you get the hang of this black powber business, I might try the lube pills, but wonder wads are easier to get started with and get a feel for black powder.
 
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