A fine .455 (Eley self-loading) 'Model 1911' semi-automatic pistol by Colt, no. W19194 retailed by Westley Richards In its original mauve Colt shipping carton, a WW1 period standard (Birmingham commercial pattern) flapped holster with magazine pocket and two original two-tone .455 Eley magazines image 1

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A fine .455 (Eley self-loading) 'Model 1911' semi-automatic pistol by Colt, no. W19194 retailed by Westley Richards
In its original mauve Colt shipping carton, a WW1 period standard (Birmingham commercial pattern) flapped holster with magazine pocket and two original two-tone .455 Eley magazines

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4 December 2013, 14:00 GMT

London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £11,000 inc. premium

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A fine .455 (Eley self-loading) 'Model 1911' semi-automatic pistol by Colt, no. W19194 retailed by Westley Richards

Retaining virtually full blued finish, the left side of the slide engraved Westley Richards & Co. London. W. and stamped Patented Apr.20,1897.Sept.9.,1902/Dec.19.,1905.Feb.14.,1911.Aug.19.,1913/Colt's Pt.F.A.Mfg.Co./Hartford.,Ct. U.S.A., the right side with Colt Automatic/Calibre .455, the right side of the frame stamped Government Model, the butt with original diamond pattern wooden grips engraved on the backstrap with "H.W.A.K. R.N.", two-tone magazine, the base-plate with lanyard-ring and stamped Cal.455/Eley
5in. barrel, contemporary London nitro proof
In its original mauve Colt shipping carton, a WW1 period standard (Birmingham commercial pattern) flapped holster with magazine pocket and two original two-tone .455 Eley magazines

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The pistol was formerly the property of Commander Harry Kemmis (1894-1970). Commander Kemmis fought at the Battle of Jutland, where he was mentioned in dispatches.
Aboard H.M.S. Onslaught, the Commander (Sub-Lieutenant at the time) took command at the age of twenty-two after all other officers had been killed by a German shell. Despite the ship being crippled and its navigation equipment destroyed, he managed to navigate the ship back to Scotland for repairs.
Included are copies of correspondence to the Admiralty and by his mother regarding the Commander's involvement in the battle.

This lot may be held in the U.K. at home as a S.7(1) Heritage Pistol.

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A fine .455 (Eley self-loading) 'Model 1911' semi-automatic pistol by Colt, no. W19194 retailed by Westley Richards In its original mauve Colt shipping carton, a WW1 period standard (Birmingham commercial pattern) flapped holster with magazine pocket and two original two-tone .455 Eley magazines

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A fine .455 (Eley self-loading) 'Model 1911' semi-automatic pistol by Colt, no. W19194 retailed by Westley Richards
In its original mauve Colt shipping carton, a WW1 period standard (Birmingham commercial pattern) flapped holster with magazine pocket and two original two-tone .455 Eley magazines