Hey Everyone,
Rifle,
We tried our best to reproduce the Walker Prototype as it is. So, thats the reason the barrel is set back toward the cylinder. It is HEAVY!!! which is the reason the Walker barrel is turned round. The barrel, cylinder, trigger guard and grip straps are charcoal blued and the color is very close to the color in the close up photos. The cylinder is of a slightly darker color which is due to the alloy it's made of.
Paladin,
The cutout in the frame was designed to clear fired caps from the revolver and was a carry over from the Paterson and was not used in later Colts.
Raven