The Type 26 revolver was issued with a clamshell holster similar to the French Modèle 1892 revolver.
They later recovered the car in which the gunman had fled the scene and a Russian-made Makarov revolver, commonly issued to police officers, that they said was the murder weapon.
The Webley Mk VI (.455) and Mk IV (.38/200) revolvers were still issued to British and Commonwealth Forces after the Second World War; there were now extensive stockpiles of the revolvers in military stores.
He also notes that many police are trained to use semi-automatic handguns but then go on to be issued with revolvers.Some special police units in big cities are reportedly better trained than small-town officers.
While some in London were issued with revolvers prior to 1936, from that date only trained officers at the rank of sergeant or above were issued with guns, and even then only if they could demonstrate a good reason for requiring one.
There may still be some police units with Webley Mk IV revolvers that, whilst not issued, are still present in the armoury.
"My dad, having been issued with a revolver during WW2, had been trained as a firearms officer – very rare in those days.
There were some cans of chili and hash, a Primus stove, a lantern, a bedroll, a mess kit, and an old Colt revolver, Army issue, loaded and apparently not fired for some time.
Manning the Lewis gun was team-work; to protect himself, he was issued with a Webley revolver.
