WWI .455 cal. S&W revolver question.....

[Emri]

Since a lot of you guys are Canadian I thought I would bring this over here. Johnny P answered questions about markings, but I still need to know about a possible value. I know enough to guestimate "shooter" value, just not "collector" value.

Pics Questions for Johnny P ............................


Thanks !!

Emri

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[RangeRover]

Can you post the pictures here? I can't access them on the other site.

[Emri]

Can you post the pictures here? I can't access them on the other site.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Go where? I can't see any pics: Can anyone else?

Patrick

[Emri]

The pics were there when I made the posting, but are gone now. I think maybe someone didn't like the place they were hosted from and eliminated them. These are direct upload. Hope they work.

[Emri]

Maybe these will stay up.

[jmoore]

It was converted to .45 Colt, yes?

British, then Canadian usage, I reckon.

If you can find any recent completed auction prices on the various gun selling sites it would be the best way to estimate current pricing on a national level.(I don't have an account on any, so can't access the old completed auctions.) My SWAG would be anywhere from US$450-700. I know that's a pretty wide range, but that's what I would expect insome of my favorite stores. Even in a fairly limited geographical area its not uncommon to see such variances. On particular occasions, that range may be even broader. (Being a regular customer also helps keep prices toward the low end!)

[DaveN]

Very similar to the one I posted but in much better shape and I now see the extra work that was done on mine and can see that the extractor on mine was changed. many thanks for the pics.

[A square 10]

nice looking revolver , thats a keeper , i love the canadian markings , while S&W dont quite get the price of the Colts in general , id think this is a high end purchase

[Patrick Chadwick]

It was converted to .45 Colt, yes?

Or .45 Auto-Rim/.45 ACP with moonclips ? The Auto-Rim/ACP conversions were done for the civilian market, i.e. post-service.
I cannot say what values are where you live, but a conversion generally spoils collector value. What you have appears to be a very nice example, with honest wear on the bluing were one would expect it. For me, that would be a keeper to enjoy shooting with easily available ammo/reloading components. While, of course, looking out for a .455!

Patrick