Webley MkVI Revolver
Calibre .455
Date: 1915
Serial No: 174418
£850

1915 Dated example from First Year of Manufacture - Good Bore & Cylinders

Engraved: Lieutenant A. Clifford Smith

This is a nice example of the MkVI .455 Revolver made at Webley in 1915.

The Webley Revolver was, in various marks, a standard issue service pistol for the Britis Armed Forces, and the British Empire and Commonwealth, from 1887 until 1963.
The Webley Mk I service revolver was adopted in 1887 and the Mk IV, rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899–1902.

The Mk VI, was accepted in to Land Service on 5th May 1915 during the First World War, and is perhaps the best-known model.

The Mk VI, which was in production between 1915 and 1923. The large .455 Webley revolvers were retired in 1947, although the
Webley Mk IV .38/200 remained in service until 1963 alongside the Enfield No. 2 Mk I revolver.

They were also manufactured by RSAF Enfield under the designation Pistol, Revolver, Webley, No. 1 Mk VI between 1921–1926

All matching Numbers - Slight Pitting on the Cylinder externally in two places caused by storage, this is quite common, very old & not a recent event

Suitable for Section 7.1 & 7.3 / Section 5