mawkie
C&R Whisperer
Made the long drive up into Central PA to pick up the two latest auction finds. This one is a 1915 dated Webley MKVI in .455 Webley. It's New Zealand property marked which makes it probable that it served in the Middle East in WWI. There is a unit mark on the back strap so I've got some homework to do.
Sadly the cylinder SN is non matching but hasn't been milled for .45 ACP so it's still a keeper as these are so difficult to find and getting expensive. The original SN is an oddity: 54321. At first I thought it was an auction house goof but when I picked it up the first thing I did was go to the SN and damned if it wasn't correct after all!
Finish is correct and original, she's honest through and through. Seen quite a bit of history in the 102 years since it left the Webley factory.
Sadly the cylinder SN is non matching but hasn't been milled for .45 ACP so it's still a keeper as these are so difficult to find and getting expensive. The original SN is an oddity: 54321. At first I thought it was an auction house goof but when I picked it up the first thing I did was go to the SN and damned if it wasn't correct after all!
Finish is correct and original, she's honest through and through. Seen quite a bit of history in the 102 years since it left the Webley factory.
