arcticap
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The profile of the original 17 grip looks thinner and more slender, especially the upper portion of it..
My avatar thingy Pietta Dance & Brothers... I like it even if it is not worth 40 grand. Shoots great.
some really good info on this type of pistol
On the flip side, other Texas revolver manufacturers were extant but did not have Confederate government contracts [L.E. Tucker & Sons; Tucker, Sherrard, and Company (et al); and George Todd]. Tucker, Sherrard, and Company produced .44 revolvers based upon the Colt Dragoon
I love reading about the confederate copies of the big name revolvers.
I remember a Louis Lamour novel where the main guy originally carries a Shawk and Mclanahan revolver. Talk about scarce. I think they only made 100 or so of those.
The description left out one very important part: IT'S LOADED, no caps, but FULL cylinders??Here is an original from Rock Island Auction from back in 2013.
I don't know what it sold for, but the estimated price was $120k - $180k. It does say it is the finest example known.
https://www.rockislandauction.com/d...nfederate-revolvers-percussion-revolver-44-pe
Look how sharp and clear the "17" is where it is supposedly the serial number on the one on Gunbroker. All the finish is completely worn off, but the serial number looks brand new?
Now look at the one in this link that we know is authentic. They're not even close.
I do believe one of our gun club members saw those very guns(Walkers) he said it was a while ago in Ga., and the owner said he bought the real one from some construction wlokers that found it wrapped in cloth in an abandoned house they were scavanging and had no idea what they had.Anecdote Alert:
When attending Georgia Tech in the 1960s, one time waster was circulating the gun stores.
One little place had a display of two Walker Colts.
In my Sophomore Expertise, I said:
"Nice pair of Walker reproductions there."
The owner smiled and replied:
"Well, one of them is."
Always enjoy reading your posts Jim!I know I am straying from the OP's post, so consider me guilty. That said, I am still staying with Texas-made revolvers. Do I maybe get a bit of a pass?
I carefully looked at the posted photos in the auction. People have posted that “something seems off” about the revolver. I’ll withhold exactly why I think that as well.