Walker wedge puller.

[Darto]

Back in the day, Sam'l Colt made a triangle metal thingee called a 'wedge puller' for his Walker pistol. I do shoot a Walker but looking at the picture of this wedge puller I do not see how it is to be used.

Anybody have experience with one of these?

:surrender:

 

[reddog97]

What picture?

 

[Darto]

http://possibleshop.com/s-s-tools.html

the walker puller original for the walker looked just like this picture only it is a little bigger.

EDIT: like # 53-1255

 

[reddog97]

You tap on the wedge with the hammer head looking end ,then use the claw to pull the wedge out. By the way, I made those mainspring clamps for them that they have for sale to use on colt style revolvers.

 

[Wes/Tex]

The little claw is rolled in under the turn-down of the wedge and the whole thing rotated back to pull the sedge out. The whole thing is a miniature version of a claw hammer and works the same way. Never used any of these gadgets. Always carried a 9" piece of old broom handle and just give wedges a thump. No need to slam them, just a tap to over come friction.

 

[CaptainKirk]

A little off-topic, but why bother? Don't waste your money. A foot-long length of 1X1 pine will knock it loose every time and won't harm the finish. You can finish tapping it out with half a wooden clothes pin using your 'pine tapper'

 

[SteveFink]

i just use the the ball end of my short starter then the half a clothespin - more than enough to tap those wedges out

 

[rickystl]

I just use a larger size hard rubber cork you can get in the nuts and bolts aisle of ACE Hardware. You can hit the wedge as hard as you want with no damage to the gun or finish. Works great. Rick. :hatsoff: