SOLD BRITISH WW2 WEBLEY MARK IV 38/200 REVOLVER VERY SHARP

$675.00

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SKU: Item #: 03/02/2015-6 Category:
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IN 97%CRISP CONDITION, WE HAVE A VERY CLEAN HARDLY USED BRITISH WW2 MARK IV WEBLEY REVOLVER IN .38 S&W.   IT HAS THE BRITISH MILITARY ACCEPTANCE STAMPS  THE GUN IS ALL MATCHING WITH A MINT BORE AND EXCEPT FOR A FEW HANDLING MARKS IT LOOKS NEW.  THE BRITISH ARMY STARTED ORDERING THESE IN 1940 TO SUPPLEMENT NO 2. REVOLVER PRODUCTION BUT IT DID NOT GET OFFICIALLY ADOPTED UNTIL SEPT OF 1945, ALTHOUGH IT WAS BEING ISSUED SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF THE WAR.  IT IS NOT WIDLEY KNOWN, BUT THIS PISTOL WAS HEAVILY USED BY THE FRENCH UNDERGROUND AS THE BRITISH SUPPLIED THIS PISTOL TO THEM IN LARGE NUMBERS.  THIS IS ONE OF THE CLEANEST EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE COME ACCROSS.