ID'ED WEBLEY "WG" TARGET MODEL REVOLVER

SERIAL 13223. BARREL 6". CALIBER .455/.476. Frame is stamped " WG" Target Model and Webley Patent with .455/476 on barrel. Top of barrel is stamped Army and Navy C.S.L. Gun has matching serial numbers and is a six shot, double action tip up with blue finish, checkered walnut grips and lanyard ring. The right side of barrel is engraved " Capt. G. Z .Pinder 49th Btl C.E.F. " The trigger is checkered. Gun retains about 30% original blue with balance a soft gray patina. All legends are sharp. Indexes and locks up correctly with a great sharp bore. Grips are slightly shrunk and show some wear. This firearm was once owned and carried in the trenches of the Western Front during the Great War (1914-1918) by Captain G.Z. Pinder. (George Zouch Pinder). It was purchased at the Army and Navy store in Ottawa, Canada and is listed by serial number in the Army and Navy co-op society ledgers. [The order form for the 49th battalion of the C.E.F. (Canadian Expeditionary Forces).] The order form lists officer revolver purchases by serial number. While fighting on the front lines of the Ypres in the Somme, referred to as the battle of Hill 60, Zillebeke, Captain Pinder was shot through the lungs. The battle was a slaughterhouse. Included with this revolver are the Doctor's drawn diagram on the bullet wound at entrance, a hand drawn map of the battle, Pinder's trench position when he was shot, the trench positions of the German and Canadian lines, a copy of a newspaper article stating he was shot through the lungs in the battle of Zillebke, a copy of certificate of his service that lists him as wounded on 4/16/1916 and notation to him as being awarded the Military cross. The 49th battalion was part of the 101 S.T. regiment, Edmont Fusilliels dated April 19, 1915. There is a copy of commendation from King George as well as approximately 100 pages of copies of pertinent information as it relates to Captain Pinder's service and subsequent injury during the great war. Overall fine original condition throughout but the real value in this firearm is its storied history. Having been in the front line trenches with the documentation of an Officer that was shot "Going over the top" in 1916. It is housed in its original leather flap holster that is stamped on back M. Harvey & Company and Walsall G&M 1914 that remains in excellent condition. All of the pertinent paperwork which includes copies of pictures, maps, drawings, news accounts etc will be included with this revolver. Enough history and information to write a book. C&R*