roguetwelve12
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Hey all,
I've recently aquired a curious little Mk. VI that I'm hoping you all can help me with. You see there are a few markings on it I haven't come across before, and I'm hoping you all can lend a machete to my intellectual thicket.
It is a 1916 Webley Mk. VI Serial Number 193774
Marking number 1: A very deeply engraved LARGE British Broad arrow located above the cylinder... I know the Broad Arrow's significance obviously but I'm wondering about the location, as I haven't seen a Webley with a broad arrow in this location (or this large) before. Is there any significance to this that anybody else can infer? I've uploaded a picture of this.
Marking number 2: A Small "N" that is located on the back of the revolver, just below the hammer. Given the fact that my camera's being tempermental and quite fuzzy, I had to take two pictures. The first is the general location of the "N" (which can be seen, along with part of the broad arrow listed above, behind the grips and below the hammer as a white'ish dot... in the lower right hand corner of the picture) and the second is a closeup of the "N" itself (to verify that it is, in fact, an N). Somebody told me this was a marking of the Navy but I'm not sure... any thoughts would be fantastic.
Last but not least, if anybody could verify via the serial number that it is in fact a 1916 that would be fantastic. I'm 99.99% sure that it says '16 but it is only a little worn and there is a slight chance that it might say '18. Any verification of date would be lovely.
Any help that can be given would be most welcome.
A passionate collector thanks you,
r12
I've recently aquired a curious little Mk. VI that I'm hoping you all can help me with. You see there are a few markings on it I haven't come across before, and I'm hoping you all can lend a machete to my intellectual thicket.
It is a 1916 Webley Mk. VI Serial Number 193774
Marking number 1: A very deeply engraved LARGE British Broad arrow located above the cylinder... I know the Broad Arrow's significance obviously but I'm wondering about the location, as I haven't seen a Webley with a broad arrow in this location (or this large) before. Is there any significance to this that anybody else can infer? I've uploaded a picture of this.
Marking number 2: A Small "N" that is located on the back of the revolver, just below the hammer. Given the fact that my camera's being tempermental and quite fuzzy, I had to take two pictures. The first is the general location of the "N" (which can be seen, along with part of the broad arrow listed above, behind the grips and below the hammer as a white'ish dot... in the lower right hand corner of the picture) and the second is a closeup of the "N" itself (to verify that it is, in fact, an N). Somebody told me this was a marking of the Navy but I'm not sure... any thoughts would be fantastic.
Last but not least, if anybody could verify via the serial number that it is in fact a 1916 that would be fantastic. I'm 99.99% sure that it says '16 but it is only a little worn and there is a slight chance that it might say '18. Any verification of date would be lovely.
Any help that can be given would be most welcome.
A passionate collector thanks you,
r12