Deactivated Colt New Service Revolver

Deactivated Colt New Service .38 Special Calibre Revolver in very good deactivated condition. This particular version has been re-barrelled to make it a target weapon. Colt New Service revolvers, chambered for the .455 Eley round were acquired for issue by the British War Department during World War One. British 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 Army. 60,000 Colt New Service revolvers were supplied to British and Canadian forces during WWI, and they continued to see official service with the USA, and unofficial service with the UK and Commonwealth forces until the end of World War II. All deactivated weapons sold by D and B Militaria are deactivated in the United Kingdom and hold London or Birmingham proof marks and a certificate stating that the weapon has been deactivated correctly and is legal within the U.K.