"double" C broad arrow?

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I saw somewhere, cant remember where, a picture of a S&W 455 revolver. Near the grip panels, their was what looked like a C broad arrow, but had two arrows on it, one facing up, with another one facing down, the arrows were point to point inside the standard "C"

What was this marking? Was it a variation of the standard ownership marking?
 
The Sale Mark seems to have been used for marking equipmnt being Sold Out Of Service during that period in which the equipment still was being used by the military.

If the military sold off, say Webley Mark VIs, but kept a bunch still in service, then the Sold Out Of Service stamp would be used. It seems not to have been used when equipment was sold off subsequent to being declared obsolete..... so, when they finally got rid of ALL the Webley Mark VIs, the mark would not have been used. At one time it was used on everything, but has fallen out of use during the last century.

Hope this is of some help.
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Likely the reason you don't see it on many of the WW2 rifles is that the C/i\ was dropped around 1947, so the "sold" out of service stamp likely went with them. Many rifles likely were not released until the 50s and 60s.
Below is an example of the cancellation of ownership mark, borrowed from artyman's thread.
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Recce21 said:
My '43 LB is C Broad arrow marked and Sold out of Service marked. So does that mean that it was released from the CF just after WW2?
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It means it was released from Cdn service before the redundancy of the mark. The C/l\ was still found on some items into the 50s, and in some very rare cases, still applied at the manufacturing level into the 60s. But most likely your gun would have been released before the early 50s.
 
I consider myself lucky to have found a 2nd Model Hand Ejector, w/ holster, named to a member of the Canadian Engineers in the Great War, for $500. It's a solid shooter, with some minor "put away wet" patches of corrosion. $500 seems to be about the baseline for good usable .455 Smiths (with the usual caveat that it is possible to stumble across a deal sometime).

LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1 said:
Just a Question, If I were to find a 455 S&W in good condition, what would I expect to pay? I might keep an eye open for one.
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LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1 said:
I saw somewhere, cant remember where, a picture of a S&W 455 revolver. Near the grip panels, their was what looked like a C broad arrow, but had two arrows on it, one facing up, with another one facing down, the arrows were point to point inside the standard "C"
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This the one you were thinking of?

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It's a S&W Handejector .455 purchased by my father circa 1958 for $50. Then given to me circa 1986. It is engraved on the opposite side of the barrel with the name of a Canadian officer from the 29 Bttn CEF.

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NAA.
 
I have a 455 S&W as well, also with the C double-arrow mark. As officers were responsible for acquiring their own weapons, I've often wondered if the mark was applied as the gun came out of the crate and sold to an awaiting officer.

If memory serves, my S&W letter puts my revolver around a mid-1916 delivery. The ramp up to reinforce the exisiting battalions was in full swing at that time (actually, it never stopped); I'll bet those guns went out as fast as they arrived from S&W.
 
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