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Friday, January 26, 2007

Investment Opportunity!

Almost As Good As Hillary's Cattle Futures!

I probably shouldn't be horning in on Shoe's livelihood, but if you're looking for a solid investment with the added bonus of being a piece of American history, check this out:



A gen-u-wine Walker Colt revolver! You don't see these come up for sale too often. This is one of the 1100 Walker Colts made in 1847, of which only 150 or so can be located today. It's marked as #53 of the Texas Ranger "A" company Walkers. These pistols were the result of a collaborative effort by Samuel Colt and Col. S. H. Walker as an improvement over the existing Colt Paterson model revolvers.

Gadzooks, I'd love to know how many Comanches and Mexican soldiers and assorted bandits were blown ass over teakettle by this old warhorse... The Walker Colts can be considered the first "magnum" pistols, and in their day were deemed as powerful as a rifle out to 100 yards, and far superior to a musket out to 200 yards. They were the first 6 shot revolvers in military service, and used .44 caliber round balls over a 60 grain charge of black powder!

They ain't making any more of these, and this one's a prime example of the species that will only increase in value. You can pick it up at Collector's Firearms for the low, low price of...

$155,000!