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The Webley Mk I service revolver was adopted in 1887 and the Mk IV rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899–1902. The Mk VI was introduced in 1915, during wartime, and is the best-known model. Firing large .455 Webley cartridges, Webley service revolvers are among the most powerful top-break revolvers produced. The .455 calibre Webley ...
The revolver is a 'Break Action' self-extracting revolver [4] and uses the .32 Smith & Wesson Long (7.65mm x 23mm) cartridge. [5] It is based on the Webley Mk IV.38 S&W revolver, specifically the Singapore Police Force version with a safety catch. The smaller caliber was chosen so that it would be legal for civilian ownership under Indian law.
The Mark VI (known as the Webley Revolver No. 1 Mark VI after 1927) was the last standard service pistol made by Webley; the most widely produced of their revolvers, 300,000 were made for service during World War I. [7] Webley and Scott Model 1911 .32 Automatic Pistol
1890 [1] British Bull Dog revolver: Webley & Scott.44 Bull Dog.442 Webley.450 Adams: 5 ... Webley Mk IV .38/200 Service Revolver: Webley & Scott RSAF Enfield.455 Webley
As Webley had used the .38 S&W cartridge dimensions for their revolver, and the cartridge length was fixed by the size of the cylinder of the revolver (the same as for the wider .455), Kynoch produced a cartridge with the same dimensions as the .38 S&W but with 2.8 grains (0.18 g) of "Neonite" nitrocellulose powder and a 200 grain (13.0 g ...
.455 Webley is a British handgun cartridge, most commonly used in the Webley top break revolvers Marks I through VI. It is also known as " .455 Eley " and " .455 Colt ". The .455 cartridge was a service revolver cartridge, featuring a rimmed cartridge firing a .455 in (11.5 mm) bullet at the relatively low velocity of 650 ft/s (190 m/s).
An Antique Webley Mk I .455 Revolver, circa 1887. In Canada antique firearms are defined under Section 84(1) of the Criminal Code and Regulations Prescribing Antique Firearms, SOR/98-464 [9] as any firearm manufactured before 1898: not designed to fire rim-fire or centre-fire cartridges (e.g. flintlock, wheellock, matchlock, cap and ball),
Webley Mk IV: Revolver: 1887-1928 British Empire: Chambered in .455 Webley: Enfield No 2: Revolver: 1932-1945 British Empire: Colt New Service: Revolver: 1900-1928 United States: Also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905 to 1954. Chambered in .455 Webley: Colt M1911: Semi-automatic pistol: 1914-1945 United States: Smith & Wesson Model 44 ...