![]() 1 Mark 1 Flare pistol had a 10” barrel and facility for a shoulder stock. Indeed, 50% of the component parts of these arms were interchangeable. As there was a huge demand for arms at that time it made a lot of sense for the flare pistols and the service revolver to be a similar design. This larger bore pistol was designed for use in the trenches and by the Royal Flying Corps (not the Royal Air Force as sometimes incorrectly stated the RAF did not exist until 1st April 1918 towrd the end of the war ). The barrel diameter was 1 ½ “ and was made from steel rather than brass. The Webley & Scott No1 Mk1 Flare gun which was made by Webley during WWI.Ī Little info on them 'In April 1915 Webley started production of their MKVI service revolver and in that same month there was a new design of flare pistol. I'm doing a study on a rather rare WWI Relic. Hey guys I posted this over on Gunboards, and I'm posting it here as well in hopes to find more owners to contribute to the study Not sure if this is exactly the proper place for this but here it goes. Miscellaneous Webley and Scott Flare Gun. A really wonderful 1918 dated World War I Mark III* flare pistol by the famous Webley & Scott.
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