Deactivated RARE WWI Webley .32 Issued to the Metropolitan Police

This is a rare WWI Webley & Scott .32 Automatic pistol. The serial number dates to 1914 and is from a batch of 520 produced between June and December 1914. Webley only made 5,194 of this model that year. The slide is marked "M.P" this indicates that it was issued to the Metropolitan Police. The MET armed its officers with this model during both world wars and into the 1950s but in very limited numbers. Accompanying this pistol is an original leather holster with the unusual feature of the spare magazine pouch being positioned on the back. The pistol is a perfect fit and has clearly been with the holster for a considerable amount of time.

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