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A .455 WEBLEY-KAUFMANN DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, No. 627, retailed by Army & Navy, thumb-lever barrel-latch, the hinged frame with integral triggerguard and inspection and stripping plate, the right-hand side of the frame stamped with the Kaufmann trade-mark, the left-hand side stamped with standard Webley trade-marks, the grooved cylinder with six chambers, full nickel-plated finish, the 'parrot-beak' butt with polished walnut grips and lanyard-loop

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A .455 WEBLEY-KAUFMANN DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, No. 627, retailed by Army & Navy, thumb-lever barrel-latch, the hinged frame with integral triggerguard and inspection and stripping plate, the right-hand side of the frame stamped with the Kaufmann trade-mark, the left-hand side stamped with standard Webley trade-marks, the grooved cylinder with six chambers, full nickel-plated finish, the 'parrot-beak' butt with polished walnut grips and lanyard-loop
5¾in. barrel, Black Powder proof
In its lined and fitted oak case; with a leather belt with cartridge-pouch and two leather holsters
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Lot Essay

The Webley-Kaufmann revolver was an important precursor of subsequent Webley Government-contract models and arose from the partnership of the inventor Michael Kaufmann with Webleys between 1878 and 1881
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