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Description: | A British service revolver; Webley Mk I., First adopted by the British army in 1887. This is a six shot pistol of a 455" calibre. It is rifled and has fixed sights. It is a break open type. It has a platic grip of brown vulcanite with a lanyard ring. It has various stamps on it including "Webley Mark 1 patents" on theleft side of the barrel. It has I.C.G 1. stamped at the top of the grip. The serial number is '32663'. It became the standard for all other Webley revolvers.,
Accession number: NCM 1992-608/11 | Subjects: | British arms and armour firearms (licensed) | Temporal: | 1887; adopted by army | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | maker Webley | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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