Originally Posted by SKB
I think the "35" is actually a 55.

400 bore/55 grains of cordite/ 400 grain bullet.

I thought the same and looked under magnification--it is 35. Could it have been changed by an engraver?

I have put in a request with Westley Richards for the gun's history. The serial number puts it in the 1905-1915 range.

No reproof markings.

Der Ami, where are you located in Alabama? I am between Auburn and Lagrange, GA.