automatic pistol / 'G' Man, 1916
automatic pistol / 'G' Man, 1916
'G' Man pistol, 1916. Webley & Scott 7.65 mm. 1911 model automatic. Given to Seán O'Duffy by the 'G' man who protected General Maxwell, and who subsequently was of considerable help in passing on information re for example, the "German Plot" arrests of 1918 and the plan to arrest de Valera on the scheduled occassion of presenting him with the Freedom of Dublin.;
'G' Man, 1916
Object Number:
HE:EW.4991a
Institution:
NMI
Date:
1911
Creator:
Webley and Scott
Place of production:
Birmingham (West Midlands)
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