Project Description

!!!!!SOLD!!!!!  This is a 1/2 scale 1847 Colt Walker Dragoon revolver made by the legendary Tom P. Weston of Mexico City, Mexico back in the late 1940’s to 1950’s. This is often called the 8″ Walker by Weston collectors, as Weston made miniature Walkers in four different scales, this being the largest. 8″ long overall with a 5 5/16″ part round part octagon barrel of about .18 caliber. The piece is fully functional, and would fire given the proper percussion caps, powder, and lead bullets, but it sold strictly as a collectors piece. The top barrel flat is hand engraved “ADDRESS SAML COLT NEW YORK CITY”. The left side of the barrel lug, the bottom front of the trigger guard, and the bottom of the gripstrap are hand engraved “A COMPANY No 9”. The bottom front of the frame stamped with the number “9”, and looks to have been double struck with the weaker one 90 degrees off. Both sides of the frontstrap are stamped “9” under the grips. The right side of the barrel lug hand engraved “US” and “1847” in two lines. The 8 & 4 are partially obscured by the wedge screw. The piece is made of steel, which has been rust blued except for the triggerguard and blade front sight which are yellow brass. Checkered hammer spur, the hammer has both half and full cock, and has the typical four clicks when cocked. The cylinder has the typical Walker round cylinder stops without approaches. The grips are one piece American walnut with a dark finish. The piece is 100% mechanically, and still shows about 95% of the original rust blue finish, though is is starting to turn purplish in areas, and does show edge wear and some minor handling scratches. The brass is a very dark beautifully aged patina and shows no signs of ever having been cleaned. Some might argue that this piece was actually made by Fred Thacker in El Paso, Texas, a valid argument, as both Weston and Thacker used some of the same craftsmen. Complete with a much later walnut hinged top casing. The interior bottom French fit, and both the padded interior lid and bottom lined in a red felt. Price: $950.00.  !!!!!SOLD!!!!!

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