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Originally Posted by mrcvs
Is this one of those 64 you describe, serial number 5245, no markings on the barrel, and (presumably) in .455 Webley? It does have an offset serial number on the butt to accommodate for the lanyard ring and it is probable that the original serial number was centrally located and mostly obliterated by the hole drilled for the lanyard ring and by the lanyard ring itself.
However, be advised that this one shipped in March 1912, well before WWI and the contract with the British government.
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No, this one was originally a 44 Spl, and may still be, this is the one the jury is still out on possibly being a 455 conversion, correct?
There are no other 4 digit serial #s beginning with a 5 in the 666 Category 1 revolvers below #5755, so it can't be a duplicate. It could be a duplicate .44 Spl # with a category 2 .455 British #. There's almost 6000 of those.