The NS always felt, to me, like...

by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, September 21, 2012, 16:56 (4393 days ago) @ brionic

a "big, honkin' revolver" (BHR from here out). When I handle it, I can imagine how much of a comfort it would have been in a trench in France. The Smith seems more, umm, "nimble" perhaps. Although the two, laid side by side, are very nearly identical in most dimensions. The actions on each are different but both are very smooth.

My NS was originally a .455 Eley which has since been recut to .45 ACP. I haven't really researched it beyond the build date of 1915. It doesn't seem to have all the proofs of the British guns I've seen so perhaps it is Canadian, but that could be quite wrong. If anyone happens to run into an unmolested .455 cylinder, I sure wouldn't mind putting it right.

Oh, and Nice rig Rob!!