M.A.S. 1873 French Revolver 45ACP/455 WEBLEY ANTIQUE

M.A.S. 1873 French Revolver 45ACP/455 WEBLEY

ANTIQUE – No PAL Required to purchase
MFG: 1881
ALL MATCHING NUMBERS
Converted to fire suitable 45ACP or 455 WEBLEY cast bullet ammunition
Cylinder chambers have been bored to convert from the original 11 mm Mle 1873
Bore has strong rifling with pitting and frosty interior from early years of black powder rounds
Fully functional and test fired with both 45ACP nd 455 WEBLEY

This is good example of the French service revolver model 1873 Chamelot-Delvigne produced by Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne from 1873 to 1887
The first double-action revolver used by the French Army