SOLD ANTIQUE 1884 BRITISH ENFIELD MkII .476 (.455) SERVICE REVOLVER, FAMOUS BRITISH REVOLVER OF MANY COLONIAL WARS INCLUDING THE AFGHAN WAR, VERY FINE EXAMPLE!

In antique fine condition, completely mechanically functional, we have an extremely rare and seldom seen British Army Enfield MkII Service Revolver in .476 caliber,  which also is the same as .455 Webley or .450 all of which are generally interchangeable.  This example is property marked to the New South Wales Australian Government and that is likely where it was at the twilight of it’s service to the Crown.  The bore is excellent and the lockup is tight.

The Enfield MkII was the British Empire’s Service Revolver from 1882 through to 1887 although it stayed in service for longer than that.  It was also famously used by the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police as their main side arm and stayed in service until 1911.  This is a very large and stout nearly indestructible revolver, but it was criticized for being slow to load and with the original black powder loading it was somewhat underpowered as a stopper of crazed Afghans.  If you collect British, this is one of those must have pieces for your collection and a very fine example at that.  Of course this is a Pre98 Antique as well, it can be shipped directly without need of additional paperwork.