REVOLVER

Description: SIX SHOT REVOLVER, .476 CALIBRE, CENTRE-FIRE. OAK HANDLE GRIPS. STAMPED "WD II" ON HAMMER. STAMPED ON RIGHT FRAME UNDER CROWN "V.R ENFIELD 1884 II" MILITARY SIGHT (POST IN GROOVE). CROSS-HATCHED HAMMER. REVOLVER IS IN WORKING ORDER, LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION. HANDLE GRIPS WORN, MARRED. LANYARD RING AT BASE OF HANDLE. STAMPED ON WOOD HANDLE, UNDER METAL BUTT CAP "E46" & "E80" BOTH UNDER A CROWN. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.

History: ORDERED FROM THE BRITISH WAR DEPARTMENT, SUPPLIED BY MONTGOMERY & WORKMAN OF LONDON ENGLAND. 1ST ISSUE, 1882 - 200 ORDERED. 2ND ISSUE, 1884 - 600 ORDERED & DELIVERED TO REGINA DEPOT IN 1885. NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE ENFIELD MARK II REVOLVER, .476 CAL. 1079 ISSUED BETWEEN 1882-1905. THIS WAS THE 9 GUN ISSUED FROM THE 2ND ORDER. THIS WAS A NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE OFFICIAL ISSUE SERVICE REVOLVER. REVOLVER LEFT ON DOOR STEP OF MUSEUM, WRAPPED IN OILCLOTH. TURNED OVER TO CITY POLICE TO HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS CHECKED & REGISTERED, TURNED BACK TO MUSEUM FOR ADDITION TO PERMANENT COLLECTION. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNCOVER ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ARTIFACT.