Features fixed oval blade front and notch rear sights, "455/476" marked on the left of the barrel, manufacturer markings on the left of the frame with serial number on the right, and "bird's head" pattern grip frame fitted with checkered Vulcanite grip panels, lanyard loop, and inscribed " W. BRYAN F. RAYNER. OCT.6th 1899." on the backstrap. W. Bryan F. Rayner was commissioned into the British Royal Fusiliers on October 18, 1899, and served during the Boer War, participating in the battles of Ladysmith, Colenso, Tugela Heights, Pieter's Hill, Natal, Transvaal, and Cape Colony. He was initially stationed at Malta after the outbreak of World War I, before being transfered to the Western Front in France and later participating in action at Fromattes, Bridoux, and at the Battle of the Somme, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in June 1916. Surviving the war, Rayner retired from the British Army in May 1919 at the rank of major.