Britain's emergency First World War Spanish revolvers: the No.1, Mk.I O.P.
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As with the shells, 1915 saw another shortage for Britain's burgeoning army: revolvers. To plug this gap, procurement went in search for off the shelf alternatives, as close to the Army's existing inventory of Webleys. Two solutions were sort from the USA, as was this one from the Basque region of Spain.
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