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Description: | 1) .15 over crown over GR over crossed pennants over P over broad arrow over crown over E2 over B over MARK "V"
2) opposed broad arrows
3) C. REEVE. R.E.
Serial no. 170265
a scarce variant of the military Mark V. Production of 6inch Mark Vs was authorised for Land Service only in May 1915 at the point when production of the Mark VI was beginning and the original contract for Mark Vs was cut to 20,000. Only c. 1,000-1,200 six inch Mark Vs were made. See also FIR 46.
Webley .455 Mark 5 (V military), revolver, double action, hinged frame extractor, blued, black grip. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | P Webley & Son, Birmingham England | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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