It’s an original, complete with a leather “flap” holster that my father brought back from Australia at the end of WWII. He was in charge of Naval Procurement in Melbourne for four years. He enlisted in the Navy right after Pearl Harbor when I was a little over one year old. When he came home, I was five.
I’ve fired the Webley with ammo he brought home with it, but it now has a broken leaf spring, the one that holds the stirrup closed. I’ve seen that there are places where I can get a replacement spring, but I’ve never taken the time to order one.
That’s a fine old piece you’ve got there. It’d be fun to put it back in working order. Although it might be tough to scare up any quantities of the cartridges.
Great story behind it, too.
Best,
L