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Originally Posted by Dave_n
.....None of my four Webley Mk IVs have the marking shown by Absalom though all were WWII middle year vintage, not post-war pistols. Nor did my Enfield No 2 Mk 1, 1* ...
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The 145/200 marking on the Webley Mk IV was part of the early-war stamping pattern. Would it be correct to assume that your Webleys are serialed above the 60-thousands? This one letters as shipped to Weedon Ordnance Depot in November 1941.
In early 1942 the stampings were simplified. The two-line address on top became a one-line, the winged W&S logo on the barrel frame disappeared, so did the patent number and the triple Birmingham proofs on the left; the WAR FINISH moved from the right to the left frame.