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.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).
The Webley revolver went through a number of changes, culminating in the Mk VI, which was in production between 1915 and 1923. The large .455 Webley revolvers were retired in 1947, although the Webley Mk IV .38/200 remained in service until 1963 alongside the Enfield No. 2 Mk I revolver.
Webley "WG" Army Model (a.k.a. Webley Government) Revolver cal 455/476 (.476 Enfield) Nicknamed "the British Peacemaker " in the United States , the Mk 1 was manufactured in .450, .455 Webley , and .476 calibre and founded a family of revolvers that were the standard handguns of the British Army, Royal Navy , and British police constabularies ...
The design originated in 1868 for the Webley Royal Irish Constabulary model revolver and was manufactured as late as 1917. [4] A version made by Webley, but finished by Belfast-based gunmaker, Joseph Braddell, known as the Ulster Bull Dog, used a longer grip frame than the standard, making the revolver easier to control and shoot. [2] [5]
Webley further developed the design and the Webley–Fosbery Automatic Revolver was introduced at the matches at Bisley in July 1900. [2] In civilian use, the Webley–Fosbery was popular with target shooters. Because the trigger mechanism did not rotate the cylinder, shots were smooth and consistent, permitting rapid and accurate shooting.
Unlike the Adams revolvers, which had dominated the British market since 1851, James Webley's revolvers mostly did not have a solid, one-piece frame and barrel, but instead had a two-piece body with an open frame, similar to the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver. In early Webley revolvers, the front part of the frame and the barrel formed a separate part ...
Webley Revolver.455 Webley: Revolver United Kingdom [5] M1911.45 ACP: Pistol United States: Known to be used in some quantities from 1969-98. [6] Taurus PT92: 9×19mm Parabellum: Pistol Brazil Libya: Smuggled from Libya. [7] Glock 17: 9×19mm Parabellum: Pistol Austria: Several smuggled from the US following the IRA's 1994 ceasefire. [8] [9]
Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.