centre-fire revolver
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19810480-001
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Event
1939-1945 Second World War
1943-1945 Italian Campaign - Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Webley & Scott Ltd.
- Date Made 1918
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - United Kingdom
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, firearm
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1918/01/01
- Latest 1918/12/31
- Brand Name / Model Mk. 6 (Mark VI)
- Inscription ON ALL PARTS:(BROAD ARROW), ENGLISH PROOF MARK;ON BARREL:18;(CROWN) OVER GR OVER (CROSSED SCEPTORS) OVER P, PROOF MARK;(CROWN) OVER T9 OVER E, UNKNOWN MARK;(CROWN) OVER IV OVER B, UNKNOWN MARK;(CROWN) OVER 2W OVER B, UNKNOWN MARK;379914;MARK VI;ON CYLINDER:(CROWN) OVER GR OVER (CROSSED SCEPTORS) OVER P, 6 TIMES AROUND CYLINDER;379914;(CROWN) OVER 2P OVER B, UNKNOWN MARK;ON FRAME:379914;(CROWN) OVER 6P OVER B, UNKNOWN MARK;WEBLEY MARK VI PATENTS 1918;ON TRIGGER GUARD:(CROWN) OVER B9 OVER B, UNKNOWN MARK;ON FRAME UNDER LEFT GRIP:H1;E;7;(CROWN) OVER 6K OVER B;ON FRAME UNDER RIGHT GRIP:B1
- Pattern Name Webley
- Materials Steel, Ebonite
- Service Component Royal Canadian Navy
- Measurements Height 15.0 cm, Length 29.0 cm, Width 4.5 cm
- Caption Webley Revolver
- Additional Information This Webley revolver belonged to John David Keys, a Canadian naval officer who served in British landing craft in the Mediterranean. Keys, who arrived in England in the spring of 1942 to train on landing craft, was issued this pistol as part of his equipment. He subsequently helped bring LCI(L) 272, an American-built landing craft, across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, and operated from bases in North Africa and Malta. Keys took part in the 1943 landings in Sicily and in subsequent operations along the Italian coast and in Yugoslavia and Greece.