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Webley and Scott .455/.476 inch Army Model revolver used by Major-General Charles Townshend in Mesopotamia, 1915 (c)
Townsend used this weapon during the ill-fated advance on Baghdad in 1915. It is inscribed with the names of the battles at Ctesiphon and Qurna (spelt Korna) and the Siege of Kut (spelt Cut). The latter engagement saw Townsend surrender his 6th Indian Division to the Turks in April 1916.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1963-12-251-204
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-12-251-204