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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 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 ...
India: 2002 JTL-E .500 S&W Magnum 12" Janz-Präzisionstechnik GmbH ... 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 ...
Enfield No.2 Mk.1 Revolver; Webley Revolver – many marks in .38 and .455 calibres; Browning FN-Inglis "Pistol No.II Mk.I*" Colt M1911A1; Webley No.I Mk.I – automatic pistol in .455 inch. Issued to the Royal Navy; Welrod – a suppressed bolt-action pistol; Smith & Wesson Model 10; Colt New Service; Colt Official Police.
.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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