Italian Made .22 Blank Firing Replica .44 Magnum Pistol with Colt Faux Basketweave Leather Holster. MISC 1005. Italian Made .22 Blank Firing Replica .44 Magnum Pistol with Colt Faux Basketweave Leather Holster. MISC 1005. .22 Revolver

The .44 Remington Magnum, also known as .44 Magnum or 10.9x33mmR, is a rimmed, large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers and quickly adopted for carbines and rifles. Despite the ".44" designation, guns chambered for the .44 Magnum round, its parent case, the .44 Special, and its parent case, the .44 Russian all use 0.429 in (10.9 mm) diameter bullets. The .44 Magnum is based on the .44 Special case but lengthened and loaded to higher pressures for greater velocity and energy. This replica blank firing .22 side venting pistol is modelled on the Magnum .44 Police issue model. It comes with an authentic Colt stamped leather faux basketweave holster. The metalwork is good, only showing minor signs of wear. The hardwood grips are also in good order. The barrel is stamped Phoenix Arms Co England (Sussex Armoury went bankrupt in about 1983. The owner Richard Marriott-Smith, then set up an almost identical business called Phoenix Arms, continuing to sell airguns, blank firers, replica guns, knives, etc) Stamped-Made in Italy to the frame. The pistol cocks and dry fires. The thick black leather holster is in very good order with nice detail added. It has a blade fore sight and adjustable rear sight. The price for this impressive revolver includes UK delivery. NB As a blank firing replica of an antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK. MISC 1005.