Despite what Sherlock Holmes may think, a Chief Inspector isn't stupid... but he is constrained by his time and place in history, tho not as constrained as you might think.
The dart in the victim's neck, whatever it's origin or appearance, can be assumed to be the cause of his troubles... and by extension some kind of toxin is involved. Getting him to _A_ doctor now would be more important than getting him to the best doctor ten minutes from now, if he dies any attempts at secrecy and so on would be pointless anyway... and he may simply be a victim of common crime. People went to doctors, and doctors came to them, far more often than they went to hospital. hat happened would depend on what was quickest: taking him to a police station and summoning a physician, taking him to the physician's residence or whatever.
The German/ Austrian labels on his gear are interesting for their uniqueness... not for their provenance. No German spy is going to walk around with obviously German equipment... and plenty of knives, firearms, watches and so on of German/Austrian/Swiss/ Whatever make exist in England anyway. The labels would almost certainly be recognized as manufacturer's names and not the owner's... the Chief Inspector not recognizing them, and then an expert not recognizing them, would be remarkable as would the expert's examination of the firearm.
The doctor is likely to strip the man to his skivvies anyway for a thorough examination. Victim of a robbery is unlikely... still has his unusual wristwatch, still has his gun, still has all the others stuff... ONLY the wallet is missing... and someone armed as he is is more likely to create a shooting scene than be a robbery victim.
The vest will be recognized as some type of armor. It may not be recognized as bullet resistant but it's clearly armor of some kind. It's not a piece of clothing, it's not a recognizable medical aid, it almost certainly SAYS "armor" somewhere on it... and may even say "bullet resistant" or something similar. If it has a hard trauma plate the idea of some kind of bullet resistant armor may come to mind, due to the specific coverage areas.
Everything carried would be recognized upon thorough examination as an evolution of then-existent technology... the semi-automatic pistol, the flashlight, the camera, even the hypodermic dart. Multi-tool knives have existed since the Roman Empire. The first dark-glass-lens sunglasses were seen in the 1350s. Everything found is an advanced version of things the Chief Inspector would recognize.
There are names and labels that would be on most of the equipment listed, but which aren't given in your description. Duster? Suit? Lighter? Proof or import marks on the Glock? Laser? Flashlight? Pen? First aid kit? Anything marked "made in China" or "made in Taiwan" would be remarkable in this time period. Many may have a manufacturing date, or a patent date, from the future which may not be recognized as such at first being mistaken for a serial number or something... but even the original Colt SAA I have sitting on my bookcase has an 1873 patent date on several parts. Eventually someone will realize what the numbers really mean.
ETA: One person having things labeled as having been made in different parts of the world would be unusual, as would having the labels themselves. One person with a gun made in Austria, a knife with a German name but made in China or the USA, a "torch" perhaps made in the US, a suit made in Egypt or Taiwan or wherever....
ETA: The soft armor plates are going to explicitly state what they are, their manufacture date and expiration date on a label on the plate.
MI-5 and MI-6 would have just been formed by the splitting of the Secret Service Bureau, and the Metropolitan Police have their own Special Branch which actually provides most of MI-5's investigative manpower. Likely after doing everything he reasonably can to ensure the man's health he would summon someone from Special Branch and/or MI-5. The man is likely either one of theirs or someone they would be interested in. You become a Chief Inspector by sticking your nose into places it belongs and annoying the right people, and keeping it out of places it doesn't and avoiding annoying the wrong people. If it turns out to be a common crime MI-5 can always pass it back to him.
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The magazines are heavy and appear to each carry 15 rounds. (Your service Webley is 32 caliber and carries 7 rounds).
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The Webley is a revolver, so... the first commercially successful staggered-magazine pistol was a Mauser design from 1896, so even that isn't unknown in 1914.
The Chief Inspector is going to know beyond a doubt that he has something unusual on his hands. Anyone who thoroughly examines the equipment will know that, at best, they have a very complete attempt to portray someone from the future. At worst... they have the real thing.
ETA: The "man from the future" conclusion is inevitable for someone who's mind can grasp it. The manufacturer's label on the armor alone would be enough but along with all the other stuff and the labels on them...
This is the label on a soft body armor plate. They vary by manufacturer but all have essentially the same information:
http://www.santsys.com/s2blog/wp-con...n-Armor-02.jpg
ETA: You just aren't going to see labels like that on anything in 1914, dates and so on aside. The labels in his trousers, the label on his underwear... everything. Machine printing, things we take for granted just didn't exist or weren't done that way.