Want to identify these Webley MkII stamps.

[john@]

Does anyone know of a website / resource with info to identify these Webley Stamps?

Common themes here are:

Crown, VR, Crossed swords, and 2P

Crown, B, 9

Left side of the barrel near the top strap:

One of the stamps on the cylinder:

Another one of the stamps on the cylinder:

Cylinder face:

Back of the grip (N is navy, but what is the 6?)

Left side of the grip

Left side of the grip with less flash

My photographs seem to illustrate the dings and the scratches really well, its not as bad as it looks. Although I do think it spent some time in a toolbox or a glove box. Cosmetics asside, the barrel is very shiny and looks like it has good rifling. I think this will be a good shooter.

 

[dingus]

The 6 under the N is a Rack # is my best guess.

 

[Dantforth]

The Crown/letter/number marks are inspectors stamps. The VR is for Queen Victoria in whose reign it was built. The 2P is that it was proofed twice as was the rule. I believe the B tells it was proofed in Birmingham. I agree with Dingus that the letter and number impressed in the grips was added when it was issued by the unit which had it as part of their inventory. Usually these are Unit first and rack number underneath. The broad arrow was the British ownership/military mark of that period.

 

[david doyle]

The N is definelty not a rack numeral. The 6 maybe. Alot of mkIs will have that N and something else. I had a N struck out and replaced by R.I.C. and an N struck out and replaced with R.H.A
I think N is the Naval mark is'nt it?
Left side of grip:

Crown
B
*?

Inspection mark Birmingham R.S.A.F
*? is the inspectors number

You don't seem to have the struck from service and reproofed stamps that are common. Nicer to see them with out half the barrel covered in 1970s stamps.

Can we see the rest of the gun?

 

[john@]

Ah, I forgot to mention, the serial numbers on the frame and barrel match, but the number on the the cylinder does not.

Frame / barrel 59,000 range
Cylinder 36,000 range

more pics on the way, I'll put them in the OP.

 

[wheaty]

The N is for NAVAL ownership as Royal Navy. ALL the markings you are looking for can be found in Skennertons book: Broad Arrow. I suggest you spend the $35.00 and they can all be found there. MILARM and DENNER both sell the book. Most of the markings you illustrated are pre-Victorian proof marks. Pre Victorian is prior to 1901...