Another relic of the British empire

[old tanker]

Smith & Wesson shipped a good number of revolvers to the Commonwealth. Here is a reasonably early gun, serial 881544 would suggest late 1941 production. Marked "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" would indicate it is a Lend-Lease gun. The proofs are Australian and it underwent "Factory Thorough Repair" in 1954. (The cartridges shown are loaded with the NEI #169A bullet and 2 grains of Bullseye which is reputed to duplicate the .380 MkI)

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