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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 ...
.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 Mk VI [1] Enfield No. 2 Mk I** [1] Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless ... Colt New Service [citation needed] M1917 revolver [citation needed] Smith & Wesson ...
"several accessories were developed for the Mk VI, including a bayonet (made from a converted French Pritchard bayonet)[9], a speedloader device ("Prideaux Device")[10], and a stock allowing for the revolver to be converted into a carbine" - I think it would be helpful to link bayonet and carbine here.
Webley & Scott Firearms of Birmingham The famous Webley Mk VI, standard sidearm of the British Army 1915–1932 Webley & Scott is an arms manufacturer founded in Birmingham , England . Webley produced handguns and long guns from 1834 to 1979, when the company ceased to manufacture firearms and instead turned its attention to producing air ...
A Webley Mk VI .455 calibre break-top service revolver. The next method used for loading and unloading cartridge revolvers was the top break design. In a top-break revolver, the frame is hinged at the bottom front of the cylinder. Releasing the lock and pushing the barrel down brings the cylinder up, which exposes the rear of the cylinder for ...
Service Revolver USA: Canadian Military Police Corps Canada: Military: 1917–1920: Colt M1911, Colt New Service, and S&W Hand Ejector 2nd Model.45 ACP .455 Webley .455 Webley Semi-automatic Revolver Revolver USA: Several types of handguns issued [31] Dominion Police Canada: Federal: 1868–1920: Enfield Mk II.476 Enfield: Service Revolver ...
Revolver.38-200: S&W Victory Model; Webley Revolver United Kingdom: 1915 Revolver.455 Webley: Webley .455 Mk.VI; Obsolete, secondary sidearm Enfield No. 2 United Kingdom: 1932 Revolver.38-200: Mk.1; Secondary sidearm Colt Police Positive United States: 1907 Revolver.38 S&W: Secondary sidearm