The best example of this in the firearms world is a pistol known as “The Danish Sea Captain Walker.” It is the only known cased, civilian Colt Walker revolver to have a note about this specific gun in Samuel Colt’s own handwriting. ![]() If something has good provenance, it can drive the price through the roof. Provenance is, simply, a record of ownership, and it is used to lend credence and authenticity to an object and the story associated with it. ![]() ![]() ANYONE WHO COLLECTS anything-doesn’t matter what it is-will tell you that when it comes to adding high profile (and high dollar) items to their collection, the single most important word is “provenance.”
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