1847 Walker Revolver with Spinning Barrel

This is a scale replica of the legendary American civil war era handgun. It was carefully carved in wax and lost wax cast here in NYC in bronze. It is about 2 1/2 inches long, 6cm.The chamber actually spins which makes this piece pretty special. It's a great conversation starter. This piece is also available cast in white bronze and solid sterling.This original exclusive design comes to you on an 18 to 24 inch silver chain. History:The Walker Colt was the largest and most powerful black powder repeating handgun ever made. It was created in the mid-1840s in a collaboration between Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker (1817-47) and American firearms inventor Samuel Colt (1814-62), building upon the earlier Colt Paterson design. Walker wanted a handgun that was extremely powerful at close range.Samuel Walker carried two of his namesake revolvers in the Mexican–American War. Walker was a slight fellow, standing 5'4 and weighing 110 lbs. He served in the Seminole Wars in Florida later going We