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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).
Webley & Scott immediately tendered the .38/200 calibre Webley Mk IV revolver, which as well as being nearly identical in appearance to the .455 calibre Mk VI revolver (albeit scaled down for the smaller cartridge), was based on their .38 calibre Webley Mk III pistol, designed for the police and civilian markets. [29] (The .38 Webley Mk III ...
Webley & Scott 1909 Webley & Scott self-loading .455 inch pistol. Webley's first autoloading pistol was an experimental pistol in .45 calibre produced in 1903; mass production began in 1906 with the .32 ACP (7.65 mm) model. This pistol had a 3.5" barrel and an 8-round magazine. A .25 (6.35 mm) version had a 3-inch barrel and a 6-round magazine.
The gun was designed in 1910 by the Webley & Scott company. The Mk. 1 entered police service in 1911 in a .32 ACP model for the London Metropolitan Police. The .455 version was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1912 as the first automatic pistol in British service. The pistol was also adopted by the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Flying Corps. [1]
Webley & Scott Mk III flare pistol. British Army, dated 1918 1" (25.4mm) calibre: Date: ... You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work;
Webley further developed the design and the Webley–Fosbery Automatic Revolver was introduced at the matches at Bisley in July 1900. [1] 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.
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Gary Reeder Custom Guns.500 S&W Magnum: 5 United States: c.2003-? [citation needed] Union Automatic Revolver: Union Firearms Company.32 S&W: 5 United States: 1909-1912 Walch Revolver: Walch Firearms & Co. .36 caliber cap and ball black powder 5 or 6 United States: 1859-1862 Webley RIC: Webley & Scott.442 Webley.450 Adams.500 Tranter 6 United ...