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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 ...
Webley Revolver. Webley Mk IV .38/200 Service Revolver: Webley & Scott RSAF Enfield.455 Webley.38/200: 6
The Ordnance Factory Board of India still manufactures .380 Revolver Mk IIz cartridges, [8] as well as a .32 caliber revolver (also known as IOF Mk1) with 2-inch (51 mm) barrel that is clearly based on the Webley Mk IV .38 service pistol. [9] In 1924 Webley produced its first air pistol, the Mark I. [10] In 1929 Webley introduced its Mark II ...
Copy of Webley Pocket Pistol in .38 S&W, purchased at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The most commonly encountered Khyber Pass copies are of British military firearms, notably Martini–Henry, Martini–Enfield, and Lee–Enfield rifles, although AK-47 rifles, Webley Revolvers, Tokarev TT-33s, Colt M1911s and Browning Hi-Powers have also been encountered.
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.
.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).
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The Enfield No. 2 was a British top-break revolver using the .38 S&W round manufactured from 1930 to 1957. It was the standard British/Commonwealth sidearm in the Second World War, alongside the Webley Mk IV and Smith & Wesson Victory Model revolvers chambered in the same calibre.