OB - EXCELLENT- all original parts; over 80% original finish; sharp lettering, numerals and design on metal; unmarred wood.

NPRF - NON-PROFESSIONALLY REFINISHED/COLD BLUE, ETC.

WW - WOOD IS WORSE FOR THE PERCENT FINISH RATING GIVEN

The included factory confirms the rare .455 MK II caliber when it was shipped to Charles Osborne & Co. of Birmingham, England, on October 12, 1901. British proofs on the barrel and cylinder flutes. Although cataloged into the 1900s, all New Model No. 3 frames were completed pre-1898. Provenance: The Supica Collection