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British Colt New Service 455 Eley

At the end of 1800 and early 1900 in England the military officer buy his own service handgun, the only requirement was that they had to be in .455 Eley caliber. at the beginning of First WW, Webley revolver were not enough to arm the British Army, so the Government purchased a large number of New Service directly from Colt. The COLT New Service supplied to the British was identical to the model 1909 supplied to the U.S. Army. The only differences were the caliber .45 long colt for the US and .455 Eley for the British, and the grips, wooden for the U.S. contact and rubbed for the British. The 1909 model has military inspector. The English model is the civilian version with "COLT Verified Proof" in the trigger guard and British Acceptance and inspector Marking. At the end of the WWI many were altered to accept the .45 acp cartridge by shaving the rear surface of the cylinder.