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Canadian S&W HE 2nd Model with Twice Identified Holster (WW1 and WW2)
Guns International #: 102544491 Seller's Inventory #: 13853
Category: Military Revolvers - Non-US - Smith & Wesson Revolvers
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1393
Total Number of Listings: 25206
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #36663, .45 Colt, 6" barrel with a very good, bright bore that has mild freckling along its length. This is a Canadian "DC / P" proof-marked revolver that has been converted from .455 to .45 Colt. The conversion was probably done by the Canadian government as there are "DC / P" stamps at each chamber on the rear face of the cylinder. There are matching numbers on the barrel, cylinder, yoke, and extractor, with the frame armory renumbered to match. The metal retains 75-80% of the original blue finish, with silvering at the muzzle and two ground areas on the left side of the frame where military property marks were presumably ground off. The checkered walnut diamond-center grips are in very good shape with only minor handling marks and some flattening of the points. The lock-up is firm and the action functions flawlessly. The revolver is housed in a brown leather flap holster with minor scuffs and flaking on the exterior and a later replacement single Sam Browne belt loop. The interior of the flap has both a WW1 and WW2 Canadian serviceman’s name written in ink. The first is for "Lieut. W.H. Harton / 5th C.N.R. / 1915." W.H. Harton was an officer in the 5th Bn. Canadian Mounted Rifles and was listed as wounded on June 8, 1916. That name and unit was crossed out and a second name was written above it: "CAPT. G.D. BAXTER / CFC / 1941" The Canadian Forestry Corps was a volunteer force of lumberjacks and lumber industry administrators that managed timber cutting operations in Scotland in both of the World Wars. Despite the normally non-combat nature of their service, the CFC of WW2 was still a military organization, and its members were armed and assigned defensive duties in case of a German invasion. This is a good plus example of a converted S&W .455 2nd Model HE, with a very interesting double-identified holster that has a service history across both World Wars. It would make a great addition to any collection. FFL or C&R
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes