A Question for you serious history pistol buffs

[East03]

My great grandfather served in the Royal Naval Air Service in WWI in Russia, of all places. He was an armoured car driver who (apparently) was the personal driver for Commander Locker Lamson(He's in Wikipedia; I'm not making this s@#t up). I know that much is true as my grandfather ended up being Locker-Lamson's gamekeeper. Anyway, any idea what was the sidearm for the RNAS? I know they had a mix of stuff from Webley-Foresberg(?) to .455 1911s. This is new history to me, and would like whatever info' you may know.

 

[Bittermansbro]

Officers would private purchase alot, but I believe the sidearms mirrored the Army ones at the time, Mark II Webleys and so forth.

 

[Nyles]

They might have still been issuing the Webley & Scott Mk.I N, otherwise known as the Model 1913. It was adopted in 1913 for the Royal Navy, then the Royal Horse Artillery and finally they went to the RAF (or the RFC, I'm not sure if this was pre or post RAF). Chambered in .455 Webley Auto (same as the 1911s), which you probably know is not the same as the revolver cartridge.

Link to a picture of one:

http://www.olegvolk.net/gallery/technology/arms/webleyscott455auto3470.jpg.html

For interests (bragging) sake, here's a shot of my Webley & Scott Model 1910 in .38ACP: