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"What Happened to 7 Million WW2 Webley Revolvers Sold at True Value Hardware for $5 After 1968 Ban?"

When World War 2 ended in 1945, the British military faced an unprecedented problem: what to do with 7 million Webley revolvers that were suddenly obsolete. These iconic British sidearms—the same revolvers that served in the trenches of WW1, at Dunkirk, and across every theater of WW2—were about to begin the most bizarre journey in firearms history. Hundreds of thousands were crushed into scrap metal and melted down for Britain's reconstruction. Tens of thousands were shipped to India, Pakistan, Australia, and Canada as military aid. But the strangest fate? By 1968, millions of these wartime revolvers ended up in American hardware stores—sold alongside hammers and paint supplies for just $5 each at places like True Value Hardware. This is the untold story of surplus, survival, and one of history's most unusual firearms liquidations. From British scrapyards to CIA operations in Vietnam, from hidden warehouse discoveries to Hollywood film props—discover what really happened to these 7 million pieces of history. #WW2History #MilitaryHistory #WebleRevolver #BritishArmy #MilitarySurplus #FirearmsHistory #WorldWar2 #VintageGuns #HistoricalMystery #ColdWarHistory #1968GunControlAct #TrueValueHardware #BritishMilitary #WWIIArtifacts #LostHistory