HI , Any further help is much appreciated this is a "Z" prefix serial (ZC684) , I seem to remember that's 45? thanks for looking , Regards Will
Should be a .38/200 Mk IV. The other Webley revolver was the Mk VI, wich was in .455 Webley Caliber. .45 ACP is a rimless cartridge, so it will pass trough the cylinder unless you use half moon clips designed for S&W 1917, but the gun was not designed to do so.
Looks OK. I am used to seeing clearer stamps however. I am not near my books at the moment to confirm the manufacturing date. I am sure someone had something on the web a while ago. The ground off hammer can be problematic with early versions - there was a time when the hammerless ones were more desirable so dealers ground them off themselves - they tend to be sharper edged. Late production should not be an issue.
Thanks for the comments gents , glad you said the serial nos were on the web somewhere I knew I had seen them , can't for the life of me find them again though ! yes agree the pics are a bit fuzzy I struggled getting these shots for some reason ? . I will decipher them best I can . NORIS B.N.P (crown cypher above) .38 767 (there is a marking next to this that I can't make out , which is housed in a circle ) ?/2 tons. the obverse eI** .(nothing is on the grip disk) underneath ZC684 under the barrel is marked 26684 the side of the Chamber is marked J.P.T 54 v hope this is a bit more to go on , Regards Will.
Oh and as you stated this being probably a late one the hammer does not show signs of being tampered with. Cheers.
It looks like a No. 2 Mk I* Enfield .380 to me, though no doubt a check of the serial numbers would be decisive. That sub-mark was made with a bobbed hammer from the start and was designed for double action shooting only. I think the Mk IV .380 (Webley commercial gun for wartime use) had a somewhat different front sight, and I have never heard of Mk IVs with bobbed hammers. It does not look like a Mk VI (.455) to my eye, though I am far from being a Webley expert.
