Revolver ID?

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Originally Posted by Dean (Ajax)

Kicking around here somewhere is a book on British Service revolvers.I remember reading that Canada recieved a pile of pistols from the US on a Lend Lease Bases..when Camp X opened they guurads first carried these Lead Lease Pistol before Automatiics were issued..and oother odd thiing, is that one type of these pistol could take 2 differant types of rounds..wish I could find my boook.

Dean

Dean,

There was a book a few years ago by Chamberlain and ??? which, although well researched from a Brit point of view, suffered fom a repetition of BS on the Canadian side. My book was based 100% on archival sources and official documents.
Canada did NOT receive Lend-Lease. We paid for everything we obtained from the US. In fact Canada was a supplier of 'Lend-Lease" athough we called it Mutual Aid.
There was a .45 Colt revolver that, with a half-moon clip, could accept a .45ACP round, designed for automatics. All revolvers in .38, .45 and .455 as well as all automatics in .45 were required for the war effort, and a campaign to collect these was established in 1943.