WW1 .455 BRITISH OFFICERS REVOLVER

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A RARE WW1 BRITISH ARMY REVOLVER. MADE IN SPAIN UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTRACT CIRCA 1915 AT A TIME WHEN BRITAIN DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH REVOLVERS FOR ITS EXPANDING ARMY, AND WEBLEY WERE NOT MAKING GUNS FAST ENOUGH. MADE BY EIBAR, A COPY OF THE SMITH & WESSON DESIGN. ONLY MADE IN .455 FOR EXPORT TO ENGLAND. FIVE INCH BARREL. CHEQUERED HARDWOOD GRIPS. SUPERB CONDITION. MOST OF ITS ORIGINAL BLUED FINISH. NO RUST OR PITTING. WITH ITS BIRMINGHAM 1997 DEA CERT. CAN BE STRIPPED, COCKED, AND DRY FIRED.