Antique MAS Mle 1873 French Service Revolver,French Ordnance .455 Webley/ 11mm $2950

Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique revolver in ready to shoot like new condition.

Very smooth action.

No PAL required.

Comes with RCMP FRT paperwork.
Reloadable ammo is available but sold separately.

Tested with smokeless powder.

This is conversion to British .455 Webley ammo. (available for sale online).
but still can shoot original 11mm ammo.

It is very interesting example of rarely blued 1873 French Service Revolver that was imported to United Kingdom and converted to .455 Webley caliber which was readily available in England of that time and was considerably more powerful than original 11mm ammo.

This one is in excellent original condition, all the markings are sharp and complete. The serial numbers are repeated on all components: the barrel, cylinder, frame, grips, internal mechanism parts and even the screw heads and escutcheons. Everything matches. The bore of the 4 1/2 inch barrel is as perfect and it is mirror bright and the rifling is sharp. The action is excellent and accurate and very smooth, the cylinder indexes and locks properly with no play at all. The walnut grips are excellent and show no damage this one looks like new. SN H48478, this one is made in 1881, rated excellent overall.

MAS Mle 1873 French Service Revolver, 11mm French Ordnance
The Mle 1873 was France's first double action cartridge revolver. After the disastrous loss to Prussia in the war of 1870, the French military closely examined its armaments and small arms, and they came to the conclusion that a new, more rugged and powerful side arm for their infantry was required. The result was the Mle 1873, designed by the famous partners of Chamelot & Delvigne, whose genius ideas would dominate much of the European military (and commercial) small arms market for decades to come. Many European countries adopted their designs, including Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Russia and Belgium. Only the Brits and Germans would continue to develop their own side arms.