[QUOTE=handejector;137281678]In the SUMMER of 1914, the Brits had asked S&W if they could build .455 revolvers. S&W built a .455 TL and sent it to them.[QUOTE]

Lee,
Does this then negate the shipping date for the 1st 33 .455 TLs of April 8th, 1912 or is that a typo in Neal and Jinks?

Also, if one has a gun with one of the 63 duplicated #s in the first 666 .44 1st Model 455s, is there any way to know if they have a .44 1st Model .455 or .455 1st Model? Both guns are .455 TLs!

Conceivably Roy Jinks can give you two different shipping dates for each of those 63 duplicated serial numbers. So the shipping dates are not helpful. That would be an interesting letter.

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Jim
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