1911 in .455 British

[browningautorifle]

Ammo is around. I have only one in my collection, because I only needed one. You can find enough to shoot and load it out of .45 dies. The shell holder is amongst the available ones, just check for fit. You aren't going to shoot PPC with this so a few rounds would do I should think...the mag will cost you and don't get cheap or it won't happen. Beautiful old gun, it's been heavily polished and re-blued though. Doesn't matter, it's yours and going no-where...nice looking piece.

[varifleman]

Nice British GM; thanks for posting. I looked long and hard for the ammo and got some by posting in various Want-to-buy listings and some on Gunbroker and Auction Arms.

[xSentinel]

Yes, it definitely has been re-blued, but here's the story behind it.
The lady I got it from said it was her recently deceased husbands and that he was in the air corp in WW2. While in the UK during the war he became friends with a guy in the UK air corp. One night they got to talking (drinking?) and they traded 1911's. After the war he shoved it in his trunk and never looked at it again. After he died she found it in other war stuff he had in trunk. So she says the way it is now is how it was then.

Now I did read stories online about some being re-blued by the UK gov't and reissued to their military during WW2. I don't know if those stories were true or not but I did read them in a few places. If so then this guy's story is believable since it has original barrel and the barrel looks like it was on it when blued as if done by a gov't for rust removal and protection and not for aesthetics. If done for aesthetics by a true gunsmith I would imagine it would have been done better.

Either way I love it and it is an old gun and not converted to .45 ACP. Still a piece of history and a nice one ... if I can find a magazine for it.

[browningautorifle]

Not that I was chucking sh*t...like I say, I don't even have one. Nice old gun. Yes, you'll be able to find a mag, maybe even here if you post WTB for some time...it could take a while. Just be ready, all of us have told you it will cost enough to scare you. Then you'll have it.

[xSentinel]

I have a member here communicating with me due to this post already , so it looks like I may be able to get one and make this thing look a little more whole. I hope it ends up working out.
Man I like this place.

[browningautorifle]

Told you it was possible...

[RCS]

Do a search for Buffalo Arms, they had both the 455 auto brass and correct bullets for your 455 auto. They use to make the cartridges from 45 Colt cases, shorten and turn an extractor groove then size them in 455 dies.

Buffalo might even have loaded modern 455 auto cartridges for sale - but will be expensive but still worth it to fire the pistol

[Mk VII]

Believe Fiocchi have made batches occasionally.

[cooterboro]

Anyone have one for sale? Am keeping an eye on Ebay, GB, etc.
Thanks!

[Mk VII]

Serial no W19194 of these guns sold for £11,000 at Bonhams auctions recently.