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Old 12-14-2020, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack Flash View Post
Just from memory, I think the 1940 Shooter's Bible (I have a reprint) showed that Colt continued to chamber their New Service in .455 at least until 1940 and ammunition was still manufactured by the major companies. I believe S&W did the same.

I assume this was mainly for export to Canada and perhaps South Africa, Australia, NZ, etc., but I don't know. Maybe there was a niche market in the US.
I vaguely recall a forum conversation about .455 revolvers being somewhat common in the Northeast states near the Canadian border.
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