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Old August 30, 2014, 11:58 AM   #73
Driftwood Johnson
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Join Date: January 3, 2014
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I saw a Walker Colt at the gun show. The guy had a letter with it. He said he had been offered $100k and did not take it.

I can't take a picture at Washington Arms Collectors events. I would have taken a pic of that guy and his revolver.

What kind of guy can afford that revolver and yet has the time to rent a table just to show it off? He must have been looking for a higher offer.

Uberti make a copy for $350.
If I had the Colt I could sell it an buy 300 Ubertis. Or buy one and pocket the difference.
$100K for an original Walker would be a bargain. There were only 1100 of them ever made, fewer still exist, partially because they had a bad habit of blowing up. They usually go for around $300K to $500K. The record so far was last October, $920K at the James Julia auction in Maine.

Good luck with that $350 Uberti replica, they start at $449. Dixie Gunworks price right now is $410.
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