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11-13-2011, 05:40 AM
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personalized S&W Revolver "Triple Lock"
In my collection there's a S&W Hand Ejektor Mod. "Triple Lock"
Caliber .455 Webley and stamped with the "broad arrow" of the british army.
It's stocks are engraved: Capt. J.J. Dykes and K.O.S.B.
I could find out an personalize!
Look here:
The Scottish War Memorials Project :: View topic - Capt J J Dykes KOSB, Dumfries
Meanwhile I found out several things about J.J. who was a dentist in the scottisch Highlands and a vlounteer Offizer in "Kings Own Scottish Borderers". In Gallipoli he was killed in action... maybe with his Revolver in the hand?!
The contact to the "Sons of Galloway" is very intensive and interesting.
May never repeat a war like this!
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11-13-2011, 07:01 AM
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Very interesting story and a fine piece for any collection. It was one of the first batch of revolvers ordered by the UK for WW I. Only the 1st 5000 were triple locks. All the rest were 2nd Model Hand Ejectors without the third lock.
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11-13-2011, 09:12 AM
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this a flat out neat story, thank you for posting this.
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11-13-2011, 12:35 PM
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Excellent revolver for any collection. You are very lucky.
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11-13-2011, 01:37 PM
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Thank you very much for answering and your comfortable postings!
Yes - i'm proud to own this peace of time and it is giving me the heebie-jeebies since I know so much about my (his?) revolver...
At the time I'm owning some KOSB badges, a KOSB-Cap from WWI and several documents about J.J. - and I engaged in the Gallipoli-battle.
It is a strange feeling to find out, but to know, that J.J. simply was killed... Knowing that british officers of that time did mostly keep their shortarms in the hand while commanding...
I'm hoping that you'll understand, what I'm meaning - my english could be better, but it isn't! :-)
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11-13-2011, 06:30 PM
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Very nice indeed!
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11-13-2011, 07:05 PM
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Michael, thank you very much for posting the photos of Capt. Dykes' revolver and the links to the forum posts where his career was researched.
We honor the veterans of the world by trying to understand their lives and preserving the military hardware that was central to their service.
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11-14-2011, 05:38 AM
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@ David: that's also my own opinion.
I'm member of a WW1 reenactment-group - you can look here:
index.htm
We've got many friends of other nations - trying to get the feeling like the comrades of that time.
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