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A civilian Colt Walker took center stage at the Rock Island Auction Company, selling for an astonishing $1.84 million in 2018. Of the original 100 civilian Colt Walkers made, only a handful are known to exist today, but this one boasts an impressive list of exceptional qualities.
It is not only the only known cased civilian Colt Walker revolver from the factory but also the only known Colt to have maintained documentation in the handwriting of the man himself, Sam Colt. The gun was purchased by Danish sea captain Neils Hanson during his visit to New York City in 1847 and eventually made its way back to Denmark.
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