Cool WG Army with Military history (pics)

[dingus]

I Bought this WG Army model 1892 caliber 455/476 which has a CSL barrel address.
So i had its CSL sales records checked out the gun was bought by a Clayton CG in 1896 in the sales Records, its nice to have the Officer who bought the guns name attached with it at least. + i dont need no RCMP antique letter on this one if it was bought in 1896 then it is pre 1898 the ser # is in the 7000s.
This one was well looked after with at least 90% of its orignal blueing and 45 schofield cases (which are longer than 455 Cases) Fit and cycle just fine in the minty chambers so this gun will be very accurate with some 260 Gr RN HB sized .458 WG bullets i happen to have loaded in the 45 sch cases.
Has a minty bore and its action is tight as new locks up solid in SA and DA so im hanging onto this one for now.
I love the big flat based wood grips to which are numbered to the gun.
Im still looking for more info on Clayton at frist i thought it was Gilbert claytons gun but then figgered out the way the names wrote in the ledger the C is his frist name not G or am i not seeing that right?
Its signed in the CSL records book as Clayton CG ?

 

[NorthCoastBigBore]

Beautiful revolver!

Without seeing the ledger myself hard to say - but I can tell you from researching other 19th Century documents that the common practice was to spell the last name, with initials for the given names. No hard and fast rules of course, but that has been my first hand observation.

 

[starpuss]

NICE!

I Wish i never sold mine , I use to have one years ago But was not in that good of shape.