Only Known Engraved Colt Model 1847 Walker RevolverД®very time a Colt Model 1847 Walker revolver is consigned to an auction, chances are high it will be one of the most expensive lots sold. 45-70 Government and can deliver lead downrange at a rate of fire of 525 rounds per minute. This 200 pounds (without the carriage) beast has ten 32вЂі barrels chambered in. Some of the design improvements over the 1883 included the Murphy Stop (a device allowing to disengage the cocking mechanism when unloading the gun or for training without ammunition), improved control knob, interchangeable hopper that could be used both with Bruce feed and older gravity feed magazines, and new carriage design. In fact, according to the Rock Island Auction Company, this is the finest known example of a Colt Model 1890 Gatling Gun extant. Not only it survived to our days, but it is in excellent condition with an original field carriage. It was one of only 18 Model 1890 Gatling Guns purchased by the US government. This particular model is manufactured in 1890 hence the model name. Gatling guns made from 18 are basically identical. Torcoli Engraved Fabbri Over & Under Shotgun TrioДesigned in 1889 and being the evolution of the Gatling Model 1883, this model got rid of the enclosed barrel group design of 1883 and returned to the exposed barrel design of the earlier Gatling guns. Before being consigned to the Rock Island Auction, this pair was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for almost 20 years, on loan from the Dr. The set also includes elaborately engraved loading tools and accessories that match the overall embellishment motifs of the pistols. Floral motifs can be seen all over the parts as well as carved in the ebony grips. Meticulously sculptured figures of various creatures, both real and mythical, are decorating the trigger guard, pommel caps, lockplates and hammers of these pistols. This pair of pistols is plated with gold and silver and literally completely covered in various raised three-dimensional embellishments. The set was highly praised by the jury of the exhibition and won awards. This deluxe cased pair of 45 caliber French percussion pistols was made by Brun of Paris and displayed at the International Exhibition of 1862, also known as the Great London Exposition. This particular revolver is one of the two guns that Bob Dalton was wielding and it was taken from his dead body.Д¬ased Pair of Percussion Pistols by Brun of Paris Well, that audacious robbery attempt was unsuccessful ending with a shooting where Bob Dalton was killed. Specifically for this robbery, they purchased ten factory engraved Colt revolvers вЂ“ a pair of fancy wheelguns for each of the five members of the gang. Interestingly, money was not the only goal of this rather ambitious plan.В They wanted to do something that no other gang has ever done before, primarily to one-up the reputation of Jesse James and the James-Younger gang. However, what they planned and attempted in October of 1892, in Coffeyville, Kansas was something unprecedented вЂ“ a simultaneous robbery of two banks. The Dalton gang was known for robbing banks, stagecoaches and trains and was responsible for many such crimes. Although it is a nice firearm on its own, what makes the collectors pay a third of a million dollars for this wheelgun is the well-documented fact that it belonged to Bob Dalton, leader of the Dalton Gang, one of the most notorious gangs of American Old West. That is the case with this factory engraved Colt Single Action Army revolver. If a gun belonged to a prominent historical figure, whether hero or villain, then obviously itвЂ™ll cost much more than other firearms of comparable condition and rarity. As we have seen before, oftentimes the price of any particular lot is formed based on whom that item belonged to and the history behind it.

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