Revolver Owned By The World’s Greatest Marksman For Sale At Bonhams

By Ammoland

United Kingdom – -(Ammoland.com)- A revolver owned by the man considered by shooting experts to be the greatest crack shot of all time. Waltern Winans (1852-1920) will be sold at Bonhams next Sporting Gun Sale in Knightsbridge on December 2nd.

His revolver is estimated to sell for £2,000 to £3,000 at the Bonhams sale in December.

This fascinating weapon is the fine .450 ‘Model 3′ revolver by Smith & Wesson once owned by the American marksman, Walter Winans who represented the USA at the 1908 Olympic Games in which he won Gold in the double-shot deer-running event. In this highly skilled shooting is required with competitors shooting twice at a deer-shaped target that moved 75 feet in four seconds at a distance of 110 yards.

Winans ability with a gun was not limited to the Olympic Games. He achieved the reputation as the greatest pistol shot of his …Read the Rest

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