I'm now wondering if the "GI" might not denote something like "Government of India"? (Skennerton notes that an "I.G." mark signifies "India Government".
rmy_(1903) (Scroll down to the "Volunteer Corps" section.) Plus a few other brief online references: II - “K.A.” (Karachi Artillery Volunteers). other Indian Army artillery unit markings were: "Bo.A." (Bombay Volunteer Artillery), "Co.A." (Cossipore Artillery Volunteers), "M.A." (Madras Artillery Volunteers) and "Ml.A." (Moulmein Volunteer Artillery).Īrmed with that information, a Google search turned up the following:įrom a listing of unit-marked examples of Martini-Metford and Martini-Enfield Artillery Carbines posted by the well-known "Coggansfield" on a 2010 GunBoards thread . However, the strong likelihood that the "A" meant Artillery is definitely borne out: I have just browsed through my copy of Skennerton's "The Broad Arrow: British & Empire Factory Production, Proof, Inspection, Armourers, Unit & Issue Markings", in which he indicates that "K.A" is a pre-1947 Indian Army unit marking denoting "Karachi Artillery Volunteers". indeed, I wondered if the first letter might possibly be a partially struck "R", but on seeing the photo that definitely seems to be out. Original 1915 markings -Single / Double action -Full size -Field strippable -Full metal construction -6 Inch barrel -6 Shot -Black finish The original and still the best, the Webley MKVI black finish is still our most popular CO2 revolver. The markings on Royal Artillery small arms would be "R.A.". never referred to as "Kings Artillery" or anything like that. The Royal Regiment of Artillery (commonly shortened to "Royal Artillery") has been in continuous existence since 1722.
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