I have a .38 Webley and that would be a neat bx to store ammo in. Having said that, the .38 is a pretty pathetic round.
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I have a .38 Webley and that would be a neat bx to store ammo in. Having said that, the .38 is a pretty pathetic round.
This box came from my Father in Law, he's 80 this year and was an RFD from 1960 to 1980.
A great period to be a firearm dealer in the UK!
My wife remembers Lugers, C96s etc on the kitchen table as a kid, she grew up with Milsurps, probably why she tolerates my collection!
Having quizzed him about the box, he told me an interesting story, typical of the time...
In 1966 ish, he spotted an advert in the local paper, 'old guns and ammunition for sale'.
He and a mate went to this guys house and did a deal to buy the lot ... M1 Carbine x2, Sten gun (he can't remember mk) Enfield and Webley revolvers, plus ammo for all!
Hence the box....
Today it would make the national papers, back then, WW2 firearms of all types were very common finds and nothing unusual.
He said he had a great weekend at the range 'disposing' of the ammunition at the local range before selling the Firearms on.
M1 Carbines/revolvers to Birmingham proof and re-sale and Sten cut up and destroyed, as per local Constabularys recommendation.
You literally couldn't give the Sten away then, it had 'zero' value and wasn't worth conversion to Semi automatic and proof cost.