No picture, but an interesting story. I was at the Albuquerque gun show a few weeks ago and an old friend told me this. He is a good machinist and has a nice shop full of tools.

Some years ago, when they were cheap, he bought an old Smith, probably a 2d Model, in 455. It was in nice shape with a good bore and he wanted to shoot it. 455 ammo was a lot scarcer then than now. He decided he'd rechamber it to 45 Colt. He had it all cinched up in the holder and was about to machine it when his daughter, who was watching said: "Daddy, what's this marking on the butt: RFC?" He looked, turned a little pale , took the cylidner out of the die, reassembled the pistol, oiled it carefully and put it away. He still has it. He says he's never heard of another revolver marked to the Royal Flying Corps, the ancestor of the RAF. The change occured in 1918.