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Presentation Webley Mk. II .380 Revolver by Hooten & Jones 2 digit ser
Guns International #: 101563916 Seller's Inventory #: 39069
Category: Webley Revolvers - Antique Pistols - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #89, .380 Revolver, 3" barrel with a fine, bright bore that has a few minor spots of freckling within the grooves. This is a lovely little revolver that has matching numbers on the frame, cylinder, and barrel, and retains 85-90% of the original nickel finish with engraved retailer marking on the topstrap: “HOOTEN & JONES / 60 DALE ST. LIVERPOOL", and a later engraved presentation along the left side of the barrel: “PRESENTED TO WM. SPANN / BY A FEW WOODSIDE FERRY FRIENDS. / 1900". Most of the flaking occurs on the presentation, which has plum-brown underlying metal where the nickel has flaked. The checkered, hard rubber grips are in very good condition with mild flattening to the points on both panels, and a large chip missing from the toe of the left panel. The barrel lock-up is tight and the mechanism is fully functional. William Parker Spann was born in 1875 and was 24 when he enlisted as a Volunteer Private during the Boer War. His service number was 7433, and his occupation was listed as “Ferry Inspector" when he was enrolled as a volunteer in the Cheshire Regiment. The volunteer company was commanded by Captain S. Thornely and underwent about a month of training, equipping, and inoculations before shipping out for South Africa in February of 1900 (presumably the occasion commemorated by the presentation on the revolver). The volunteers were utilized on the front lines, fighting side by side with seasoned, regular units and upon their return in August of 1901, Pvt. Spann was one of those presented with the War Medal by Gen. Swaine. Spann resumed his civilian work as a ferry inspector for the Woodside Ferry Dock in Birkenhead on the Mersey opposite Liverpool. This is a handsome, seldom seen Webley Mk. II .380 Revolver, with a great Boer War presentation, and rates fine condition overall. Antique
SOLD
Manufacturer: Webley
Model: MK.II
Caliber Info: .380
Gauge Info: .380