Its been quite a while since I last watched the movie Lonesome Dove. Does anyone recall watching Gus reload his Walker? I can't remember if Gus was supposed to be shooting it cap-n-ball style or if it was supposed to be a cartridge converted Walker. We know from the Internet Movie Firearms DataBase that you can see it is cartridge converted but is this done only for the benefit of safety during filming of the movie? Or, is he really supposed to be presented as having a cartridge converted Walker? If I recall correctly, there is a reload scene during the attack by Indians where he is holed-up along a creek bed. Anyone recall the specifics?
It is interesting to see the cartridge conversion has no loading gate. You would think there would be the potential of the rim of the cartridges jamming in the loading area as the cylinder is rotated. That is, if the firearm is pointed up while the cylinder is rotated. Also, there doesn't appear to be a firing pin spur on the hammer which lends me to ask how they would even firing blank cartridges in this conversion. On modern day cartridge converters there is a rear ring that contains the firing pin(s).
It is interesting to see the cartridge conversion has no loading gate. You would think there would be the potential of the rim of the cartridges jamming in the loading area as the cylinder is rotated. That is, if the firearm is pointed up while the cylinder is rotated. Also, there doesn't appear to be a firing pin spur on the hammer which lends me to ask how they would even firing blank cartridges in this conversion. On modern day cartridge converters there is a rear ring that contains the firing pin(s).