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1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A.476 ins. Colt D/A Reg. No. 15308, dating from 1890, complete with its leather holster; it was acquired via FCL Firearms Glenswinton Parton Castle Douglas DG7 3NL and classified as 'antique firearm' vide Firearms Act 1968 sec. 58(2) The revolver itself is held in the Museum Armoury, the holster...

Persons(s): Fraser, A J, Major;

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49th Regiment - An Adams percussion revolver and accessories in a case. It belonged to Captain W. Earle who served in the Crimean War; the mainspring appears to be broken

Persons(s): Earle, W, Captain;

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Unit unknown or none - An Enfield MkII service revolver of 0.476 inch calibre with registered number 7079. Marked "Enfield 1882 II" on the right hand side.

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Unit unknown or none - A Webley revolver W.G. model calibre .476/.455 inch number 6533 taken from a dead Boer officer by Captain Evans during the Boer War. This type of revolver was standard issue to officers during the 1st World war a few years later.

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Unit unknown or none - A Webley service revolver .455 inch calibre Mark V, serial number 139058.

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Wiltshire Regiment - A Webley service revolver .455 inch calibre Mark VI. It is inscribed 'F B Adams Wilts' and has the serial number 218641

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Unit unknown or none - A German Pistole 08, calibre 9mm Parabellum with serial number 253. A 'Luger' pistol as used in the 1st and 2nd World Wars.

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2nd Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A German 2.7 cm Hebelsignal pistol with a serial number 4113. It was captured in July 1916 and presented to the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment by Lieutenant H J Farmer in 1922.

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Unit unknown or none - A 2nd World War Walther P38 pistol calibre 9mm Parabellum with serial number 9302.

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Unit unknown or none - An Automatic Mauser M.1936 pistol 7.62mm calibre with butt attached with holster used as detachable buttSchnellfeuerpistole System Westinger. It has the Serial number 79937. Marked with 'Waffenfabrik - Mauser Oberndorf - Neckar'

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1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A Webley revolver W.G. Army Model of .476/.455 calibre used by Lieutenant A B Turner VC. Serial number 13498. It has a damaged butt and is missing the main spring.

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General Staff - A Russian Tokarev pistol with an silver plaque inscribed, in Russian, translated as To the Commander of 2nd Army Maj General Dempsey in memory of the meeting of the forces of the Red Army with the forces of the Allies at the River Elbe 3/5/45. Serial number RA3382.

Persons(s): Dempsey, M C, General Sir;

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Unit unknown or none - A Browning 9mm Canadian pattern pistol, serial number 4T2071 with magazine dating from 1945. The action is slightly damaged

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Unit unknown or none - A 1st World War Signal Pistol No.1 MkIII 1 inch ('Verey Pistol') by Webley and Scott in a poor condition; Serial Number 50754

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1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A German Hebel signal pistol 2.7 cm, serial number 4490, captured in the 1st World War

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Unit unknown or none - A US Colt New Service M1909 Pistol chambered for .455 inch Ely; it is engraved 'L.S.GILBERT' with serial number 70879 - A. It has a leather holster and a lanyard, Object 22955

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1st Bn, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry - An American made Smith & Wesson revolver acquired in Afghanistan in 2005. Serial No. 17964. It is modified to fire .45 cartridges. Originally designed to fire a .410 shot cartridge; the barrel has been shortened by about 3 inches and, together with the chambers, has been bored-out to enable .45 pistol cartridges to be fired - albeit dangerously

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2/4th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A Webley .455 Mark VI Service Revolver [Serial number 197857) used in France in the 1st World War by Lieutenant Francis Dene Greenwood who after being wounded in France whilst serving in the 2nd/4th Battalion was posted to the Northern Command Bombing and anti-gas school at Franley Park, Otley in 1917 as an instructor.

Persons(s): Greenwood, D G, Lieutenant;

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Unit unknown or none - A Webley Fosbery semi-automatic pistol. .455 calibre serial number 2853. Missing main spring and grips. one of the external guide channels (to rotate the cylinder) is damaged, preventing it from rotating correctly.