RARITÄT Colt 1911

Kal. .455Eley

SN: W 105803

Bj. 1915

"R.A.F." gestempelt Royal Air Force

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The British started purchasing the Colt .45 ACP in May of 1912, and in July of 1915 started purchasing the 1911 from Colt in .455 Eley, also known as .455 Webley Self-Loading MK I, a cartridge developed in 1910 to chamber in the Webley & Scott semi-automatic pistol. The .455 Eley cartridge was just a bit bigger than the .45 ACP and required a specially made and marked magazine as well as a barrel commensurate with the caliber’s increased diameter. Magazines for the Colt 1911 in .455 will have a lanyard loop and stamp on the bottom that reads: “CAL .455 ELEY.” On the right side of the slide it reads: “Colt Automatic/Calibre .455.” Some magazines were made in England and have a circular lanyard loop a...