Guns International #: 102874760
Seller's Inventory #: 4274551

Category - Colt Revolvers - New Service - .455 Revolvers

Category
Colt Revolvers - New Service
.455 Revolvers

Colt ~ New Service ~ .455 Eley (AKA .455 Webley)

Description:
The Colt New Service was introduced in 1898. It was an up-sized and strengthened Colt M1892 and Colt Firearms first large caliber revolver with a swing-out hand ejector cylinder. It was made in the popular large caliber revolver cartridges of the day: .38-40, .44-40, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .45 Colt, .450 Boxer, .455 Webley, and .476 Enfield. It was made with a blued finish or nickel plating, and with a 4", 4½", 5", 5½", 6", and 7½" barrels. It also came with walnut or hard rubber grips. British .455 Webley Model British Empire Colt New Service Revolvers were stamped "NEW SERVICE .455 ELEY" on the barrel, to differentiate them from the .45 Colt versions used by the US (and Canada). The Colt New Service was a popular revolver with British officers and many of them had privately purchased their own Colt New Service revolvers in the years prior to World War I as an alternative to the standard-issue Webley Revolver. British Empire and Canadian forces received 60,000 Colt New Service revolvers during World War I, and they continued to see official service until the end of World War II. .455 Eley

Price: $1,349.99

Chambers: 6
Metal Condition: Good
Bore Condition: Good
Barrels: 5.5
Weight: 36 Oz
Item Location: Oklahoma City, OK