More toys - Uberti Walker and Navy Arms SS Remington 1858 NMA

[Ginormous]

Went by the local shootery shoppe today to pick some consumables for this weekends' shooting festivities. Anyhoo, they have (had) 4 Colt Walkers on display for prices ranging between $300 and $350, from various manufacturers. So temptation got the best of me this time, and I grabbed up a used Uberti Walker for something less that what was marked. Haggling is fun, you know. Figuring he was in a selling mood, I asked to see an unfired Stanless Steel Navy Arms/Pietta Remington 1858 NMA, and wouldn't you know it, he met my price price on that one too! Walked out with with 2 new toys, some cleaning goodies, 24' of Visco cannon fuse (don't ask), a Lee Perfect Powder measure with stand, assorted CCI percussion caps, lead round balls, Ballistol Spray and a bottle of Birchwood Casey Perma Blue for $525 and tax. Pretty happy camper today!

Here are the boys as acquired, before cleaning:

 

[RugerBob]

Nice Gotta love them walkers. Always had a thing for the open tops.

 

[NobleSniper]

Love them Walkers and thats a nice one That '58 is no slouch either

 

[AussieTH]

Nice buying.

Good to see that your hand is cleaning up well Gin.

Aye

Tony

 

[Ginormous]

Thanks all, I really am happy with the purchase. Even managed to keep some cash in reserve towards the holsters I need to get going with Bigbadgun.

Tonight I am stripping them all down and giving them a good cleaning. The Navy Arms '58 still has that blue-green grease packed into the trigger action, cylinder, and barrel. Darned thing has an AC (1977?) date code too! The Walker has been shot before, but appears to have been cared for reasonably well. It has a BN (2000?) date code.

Thanks AussieTH, my hand is finally making some real progress. Real live genuine Redneck brand pink skin is beginning to replace the burned areas.

 

[BHP FAN]

I really love those Navy Arms Remmies without the outsized modern grips.Saweet!

 

[messerist]

Nice grab! Good to see your owies are healing well too.

 

[Ginormous]

Grab is right! I went in planning on spending perhaps $40 or $50, but things changed quickly once I started looking at guns. Walked out with a box full of stuff, and a smile on my face.

When good ol' boys decide they're selling, they are REALLY selling! When they aren't though, it's like pulling their last tooth. Heh.

 

[mykeal]

Yes, BN = 2000.

 

[1KPerDay]

Very nice! congrats!

 

[scrat]

WOW those are very very nice

 

[Ginormous]

I'm still grinning so hard my cheek muscles are aching. Trying get some relief by cleaning these 2 up, polished, lubed and in fighting trim.

One thing I've noticed about the Navy Arms/Pietta '58 (besides the interesting grips), the cylinder is significantly longer than the Uberti '58 I have. I haven't slapped the calipers on them yet, but I will later tonight or in the morning, and post some measurements. Also, the Navy Arms rifling twist is visibly slower than the Uberti, and not nearly so deep. Thought that was a pretty interesting difference.

The Uberti Walker is as tight if not tighter than my Uberti Dragoon of more recent manufacture. The bluing in its' day was a hella lot nicer too, but the worn appearance is really attractive and I am not changing a thing on about it. The varnish on the grips may have to go though. I just have a hard time getting into that shiny, slickery, finish Uberti uses.

One more thing, this gun shop has a Spiller & Burr replica for $145. Not sure of the manufacturer because I was blinded by the Walker and '58 at the time, but I probably should have tried to get that tossed in as well. Would have been my first .36 caliber BP pistol too. Darn, regret is setting in now . . .

 

[Ginormous]

WOW those are very very nice

Thanks scrat. I think I did well on this deal myself. BTW, see my formal application for membership at the end of the "The Official THR Walker Club" thread.

 

[scrat]

hahhahhaha its about time

 

[Smokin_Gun]

Congrads on the new Revs both are beauties but I still favor the Rem :O)

 

[scrat]

Thats because your just an ole coot





Thats a friggen nice rem though wow

 

[Ginormous]

Truth be said, I do too Smoking Gun. The Remmies are refined elegant tools. The large Colts are barbarian weapons with but one purpose, hammer the lead home with authority!

 

[scrat]

You know me already. i would sand down the grips. Paint them 20 coats maybe of Black laquer then polish them out. Maybe then engrave a Skull on each side of the grips and paint the skull white. Then polish the bejesus out of the gun with some mothers mag and wheel

 

[Ginormous]

Way ahead of you scrat! Brilliant minds think alike.

 

[scrat]

hahahahahaha

 

[scrat]

there was a guy on handloads.com he has an 1851 navy all stainless. With white grips with the confederate flag on them. WOW that gun looks sooo nice

 

[Ginormous]

Yeah, that'll look just rosy in the gun rack hanging in the back of my Infiniti Sedan.

 

[scrat]

hahahahaha oh my gosh what a night




some one go wake up GOTC

 

[BHP FAN]

I need another Spiller and Burr,to fill out my pair.Right now I have a highly unlikely [but not impossible] brass framed .36 engraved Remmie filling my lefty holster....

 

[Hellgate]

Great photos of that big one. I looks to be hardly fired at all. My two show alot more dinging on the cylinder stops. That one looks virtually unfired. Maybe you got a virgin.