Decided some time ago to buy a black powder percussion pistol and was looking around when this came up at auction. It's a 1988 Gen 2 44 Caliber Colt Walker revolver same as the 1847 pistol of the same name but reproduced using modern materials. This was the most powerful hand gun on the planet from 1847 through to 1934 when it was surpassed by the .357 Magnum. Not a bad run for a pistol, 87 years at the top for shear power. This example is unfired since new but hasn't been stored properly for the past 30 years as evidenced by the surface rust, thankfully the bore and cylinder chambers are in perfect unfired condition. I intend to have it professionally restored and re-blued back to as new condition and it'll be a shooter cause after all, what's the point of just looking at it. if anyone can recommend a quality firearm restorer in NSW I'd appreciate it. The Walker is distinguished from the latter model Dragoon's by the length of the cylinder and the ramming rod, the Dragoon has a shooter cylinder and the ramming rod is secured by a clip at the end. This was listed by the auction house as being a Dragoon which are worth less then the Walker so I managed to snag it for a bargain and also under the reserve. I've since had the registration updated to have it listed as a Walker so there's no future confusion.
Apparently it'll take a full 50-60gr charge of FFFG black powder though I'll start off at 45gr just to be on the safe side. Hornady make round balls for it and caps are both cheap and plentiful so shooting it will be both fun and economical.