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Description: | Webley Mark V revolver. Hatched composite plaques are applied to each side of the butt. An iron ring is set into the end of the butt. The frame is solid with the barrel and made entirely of steel. Fitted with a six chambered cylinder. Double action. The barrel is rifled and fitted with a large blade foresight and a notch rearsight. The calibre is 0.455in. Scratched on the revolver are the initials 'PEB'. The serial number '170449' is stamped on the revolver.
This firearm was acquired via the Firearms Amnesty of 1988. In event of disposal it must be either transferred (not given) to authorised museums, the Forensic Science Service, the MOD Pattern Room, the Royal Military College at Shrivenham. Otherwise it must be handed into the Metropolitan Police for destruction.
caption: Webley Mark V | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Webley & Scott Revolver & Small Arms Co. Ltd revolvers | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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