1847 Uberti Walker on Gunbroker - Page 2

Smokin'Joe · July 11, 2018, 10:10 PM

Looks good, Sully. Thanks for sharing.

sully2311 · July 12, 2018, 12:21 AM

No problem

drobs · July 12, 2018, 06:34 AM

+1 Sully looks good and I'm glad to see someone here was able to jump on that deal!

sully2311 · July 12, 2018, 07:28 AM

Yeah, it looks really good, even the case hardening, no loose rattles and such.

Beagle333 · July 12, 2018, 10:29 PM

That's a good looking gun, sully! Good buy!

Model12Win · July 13, 2018, 09:22 PM

Did you bleach the cylinder yet Sully?

drobs · July 14, 2018, 04:44 AM

I could see buying a 2nd cylinder and bleaching that one.
Bleaching the original cylinder takes away from the value of the gun.

Beagle333 · July 14, 2018, 05:17 AM

I'm a fan of leaving them blued, myself..... but it's your gun. Have fun with it!

**4V50 Gary** · July 14, 2018, 08:37 AM

Concur on leaving them blued but like Beagle333 said, it's yours. Do as you please.

arcticap · July 14, 2018, 02:41 PM

Can someone give the proof mark code that's stamped on the Walker that they bought on Gunbroker?
Usually it's 2 letters stamped inside of a square box on the side of the frame.

It seems that it most resembles the 1st Model or variation of the Colt Walker dragoon.
The photo in the ad for the auction shows that it has the oval cylinder cutouts and square back trigger guard.
Overall it's a great deal.

**Aguila Blanca** · July 14, 2018, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailemaker

You buy a Walker to see what it was like to shoot the most powerful handgun in the world until the advent of the .357 Magnum. You buy a Walker to see what it was that got Captain Walker to get Sam Colt to build a 6-shot ~~carbine~~ cannon you could hold in your hand.

Fixed that for you.

CLYA · July 14, 2018, 07:04 PM

I figure I'll be keeping my Walker, as long as I'm around. So just to see how it would work, I did bleach the cylinder with vinegar. Easy to do, and I polished it up a bit, afterwards. I actually like it. I have quite a number of blued BP revolvers, a few stainless steel, one engraved, and one with polished steel. This just adds another "look", to the rest of the collection.

sully2311 · July 15, 2018, 09:11 AM

No, not yet, have to work tonight, but I will the next day I’m off and have time, I have disassembled,cleaned and filed down some rough edges and such, is a little smoother

But I’ll be using white vinegar, and might use casey’s cold blue to take the “factory shine” off

sully2311 · July 15, 2018, 09:14 AM

It seems that it most resembles the 1st Model or variation of the Colt Walker dragoon.
The photo in the ad for the auction shows that it has the oval cylinder cutouts and square back trigger guard.
Overall it's a great deal.

It does have the oval cutouts and square back trigger guard

On a side note... I had to use the nipple wrench from my hawken ( is slightly bigger) to remove the nipples from my walker, my regular wrench from my other guns was too small. But it looks like it’ll take #10 nipples though (I’ll be taking #11’s jic next week when I go shoot)

Model12Win · July 15, 2018, 03:54 PM

Good man. Looks farby with a blued cylinder, even silly.

Beagle333 · July 16, 2018, 11:47 AM

I think you'll love a Walker. I've had mine since '91 and it's still going strong.

I don't recall ever having to replace a single part in it, other than new nipples.

sakorick · July 23, 2018, 12:12 PM

I'm a Newbie and I bought one.

rclark · July 23, 2018, 12:24 PM

Nice! Enjoy!

Beagle333 · July 24, 2018, 10:38 PM

Have fun with it Sakorick. They're a hoot to shoot!

Smokin'Joe · August 1, 2018, 04:44 PM

More Walkers are available it seems:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/781241166

Nodak1858 · August 4, 2018, 07:33 PM

Broke down and ordered one. Oh well it's only money.

drobs · August 9, 2018, 05:31 PM

I flipped a coin this won out.

https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-...165448973.html

Cant just have 1...
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/919/4...4ab82bbc_b.jpg

Model12Win · August 9, 2018, 06:56 PM

Is that an SBR or a brace pistol?

drobs · August 9, 2018, 07:03 PM

Pistol w/ brace.

Maybe the Walker will win the coin toss next month.

Model12Win · August 9, 2018, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drobs

Pistol w/ brace.

Maybe the Walker will win the coin toss next month.

That's an awesome setup! Might have to look into that.

July 12, 2018, 06:34 AM	#28
drobs Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2015 Location: South Central MO / Africa Posts: 1,111	+1 Sully looks good and I'm glad to see someone here was able to jump on that deal! __________________ NRA Life Member

July 12, 2018, 10:29 PM	#30
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	That's a good looking gun, sully! Good buy! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 14, 2018, 04:44 AM	#32
drobs Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2015 Location: South Central MO / Africa Posts: 1,111	I could see buying a 2nd cylinder and bleaching that one. Bleaching the original cylinder takes away from the value of the gun. __________________ NRA Life Member

July 14, 2018, 05:17 AM	#33
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I'm a fan of leaving them blued, myself..... but it's your gun. Have fun with it! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 14, 2018, 08:37 AM	#34
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	Concur on leaving them blued but like Beagle333 said, it's yours. Do as you please. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 11, 2018, 10:10 PM	#26
Smokin'Joe Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2010 Posts: 211	Looks good, Sully. Thanks for sharing.

July 12, 2018, 12:21 AM	#27
sully2311 Member Join Date: December 29, 2013 Location: Gilbert,AZ Posts: 39	No problem

July 12, 2018, 07:28 AM	#29
sully2311 Member Join Date: December 29, 2013 Location: Gilbert,AZ Posts: 39	Yeah, it looks really good, even the case hardening, no loose rattles and such.

July 13, 2018, 09:22 PM	#31
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Did you bleach the cylinder yet Sully?

July 14, 2018, 02:41 PM	#35
arcticap Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 3,166	Can someone give the proof mark code that's stamped on the Walker that they bought on Gunbroker? Usually it's 2 letters stamped inside of a square box on the side of the frame. It seems that it most resembles the 1st Model or variation of the Colt Walker dragoon. The photo in the ad for the auction shows that it has the oval cylinder cutouts and square back trigger guard. Overall it's a great deal.

July 14, 2018, 07:04 PM	#37
CLYA Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2017 Posts: 125	I figure I'll be keeping my Walker, as long as I'm around. So just to see how it would work, I did bleach the cylinder with vinegar. Easy to do, and I polished it up a bit, afterwards. I actually like it. I have quite a number of blued BP revolvers, a few stainless steel, one engraved, and one with polished steel. This just adds another "look", to the rest of the collection.

July 15, 2018, 09:11 AM	#38
sully2311 Member Join Date: December 29, 2013 Location: Gilbert,AZ Posts: 39	No, not yet, have to work tonight, but I will the next day I’m off and have time, I have disassembled,cleaned and filed down some rough edges and such, is a little smoother But I’ll be using white vinegar, and might use casey’s cold blue to take the “factory shine” off

July 15, 2018, 09:14 AM	#39
sully2311 Member Join Date: December 29, 2013 Location: Gilbert,AZ Posts: 39	It seems that it most resembles the 1st Model or variation of the Colt Walker dragoon. The photo in the ad for the auction shows that it has the oval cylinder cutouts and square back trigger guard. Overall it's a great deal. It does have the oval cutouts and square back trigger guard On a side note... I had to use the nipple wrench from my hawken ( is slightly bigger) to remove the nipples from my walker, my regular wrench from my other guns was too small. But it looks like it’ll take #10 nipples though (I’ll be taking #11’s jic next week when I go shoot) Last edited by sully2311; July 15, 2018 at 09:21 AM.

July 15, 2018, 03:54 PM	#40
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Good man. Looks farby with a blued cylinder, even silly.

July 16, 2018, 11:47 AM	#41
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	I think you'll love a Walker. I've had mine since '91 and it's still going strong. I don't recall ever having to replace a single part in it, other than new nipples. __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

July 23, 2018, 12:12 PM	#42
sakorick Junior Member Join Date: July 22, 2018 Location: My farm near Linneus MO Posts: 9	I'm a Newbie and I bought one. __________________ "Our Lives, our liberty, and our property are never in greater danger than when Congress is in session". Mark Twain.

July 23, 2018, 12:24 PM	#43
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,619	Nice! Enjoy! __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king.

July 24, 2018, 10:38 PM	#44
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Have fun with it Sakorick. They're a hoot to shoot! __________________ . . . Have a Colt and a smile.

August 1, 2018, 04:44 PM	#45
Smokin'Joe Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2010 Posts: 211	More Walkers are available it seems: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/781241166

August 4, 2018, 07:33 PM	#46
Nodak1858 Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2009 Location: N. Dakota Posts: 435	Broke down and ordered one. Oh well it's only money. __________________ We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.

August 9, 2018, 05:31 PM	#47
drobs Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2015 Location: South Central MO / Africa Posts: 1,111	I flipped a coin this won out. https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-...165448973.html Cant just have 1... https://farm1.staticflickr.com/919/4...4ab82bbc_b.jpg __________________ NRA Life Member

August 9, 2018, 06:56 PM	#48
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Is that an SBR or a brace pistol?

August 9, 2018, 07:03 PM	#49
drobs Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2015 Location: South Central MO / Africa Posts: 1,111	Pistol w/ brace. Maybe the Walker will win the coin toss next month. __________________ NRA Life Member