COLT NEW SERVICE with Holland & Holland leather case with two tools! Chamber in .455 ELEY. Note the number of different proof marks. There are Belgium, British and modern German! the style of the scratch in serial rack or inventory numbers are in a very old style. May have been in South Africa Police too? SOLD

The Colt New Service was introduced in 1898. It was an up-sized and strengthened Colt M1892 and Colt Firearms first large caliber revolver with a swing-out hand ejector cylinder. It was made in the popular large caliber revolver cartridges of the day: .38-40, .44-40, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .45 Colt, and .455 Webley." And other calibers too (.455 ELEY being one). "It was made with a blued finish or nickel plating, and with a 4", 4½", 5", 5½", 6", and 7½" barrels. It also came with walnut or hard rubber grips." Source Wikipedia

the M1917 was base off the New Service and was chamber in .45 ACP