Deactivated WWI & WWII Italian Castelli M1889 revolver.

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This is a WWI & WWII Italian Castelli M1889 revolver. The frame bears what are believed to be unit / weapon numbers 8686 over 925. The serial numbers 19 appears on chambers, cylinder spindle parts and barrel. Just visible is what looks to be a date stamp of 1918 (18). These revolvers were carried by Italian infantry units during WWI, and were issued largely to officers and senior NCOs. Italy's first world war effort is often over looked and some what forgotten, but they did take part during WW1. They originally sided with German but decided to sign the Treaty of London and then sided with Britain, France and Russia, entering the Great war in 1915. Ironically these revolvers were also used by Italian forces during the Second World War against the nations they fought along side in the First . A revolver that can be in both an Allied or Axis collection. Accompanying the revolver is a modified WWI British Webley MK6 leather holster that the revolver fits comfortable and a lanyard cord.

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Product Code: 1CAG6

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