I got a REALLY GREAT deal at Cabela's on...
... an Uberti Colt Walker!
Here is the Uberti replica of an 1847 .44 Cal Colt Walker ball & cap revolver that I bought 4/28/2007 at Cabela's. (Shown here over a S&W J frame revolver - The Walker is BIG!):
Cabela's sells these Colt Walkers for $400 + Tx, but this one was an unfired return in perfect condition in the bargain cave.
They were asking $340.99 (+ Tx) for it but first I dickered the price down to 309.77. Then I invoked the special savings mailer that they sent me that subtracted $85.00 more from the purchase price. Then I used the $88.50 in Cabela's charge card points that I had accumulated and they subtracted that amount also.
Bottom line was I got it O.T.D. for $158.15. (Plus I earned $20 more in Cabela's card points for my next purchase as well!)
These Uberti's have an engraved cylinder, same as the original, that says "USMR" (United States Mounted Rifles), and depicts Texas Rangers shooting Indians off their horses! Here's a picture of the cylinder engraving:
It also has all original markings, such as "US" over "1847" over the wedge on the right side of the frame.
The Uberti is considered the best of the Walker replicas because they are built of all forged steel (barrel, cylinder, frame, backstrap, etc.) no cast steel - only the trigger guard is made of solid brass (as is the original). And the fit/finish is the superior of all other Walker repros.
Here is the Uberti product site showing this revolver:
Uberti Colt Walker product (Go to 'Products'; 'Black Powder Firearms'; Walker.)
This was the world's most powerful handgun from 1847, (when it was built for Captain Walker of the Texas rangers by Samuel Colt to replace the (too ineffective) Colt Paterson for the Mexican/Indian wars) to 1935 when the .357 Magnum was introduced.
My son & I took it out last Saturday to the range and it shot very well - very accurate even at 50 yards (we seldom attempt 50 yards with a handgun, but the Walker was well up to it)!
Ron