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Originally Posted by Hondo44
Officers (and I presume when you were told his grandfather was an officer, he meant an English officer) were expected to supply their own sidearm. Perhaps it was purchased commercially in England. This may account for the relatively scant English stampings compared to most military 455 revolvers that we see.
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The revolver has London proofs, and so must have been a commercial purchase in England.
Peter