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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 pistols and air rifles. In 2010 Webley & Scott restarted the production of shotguns for commercial sale.
The Webley is a top-break revolver and breaking the revolver operates the extractor, which removes cartridges from the cylinder. 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.
The Webley Self-Loading Pistol was an early magazine-fed pistol. 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.
At one time, the .442 Webley was a popular chambering in self-defence or "pocket" guns ... Serial Numbering and Variations. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
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]
(copy of Webley RIC) J.B. Rongé & Sons .442 Webley.450 Adams: 5 Belgium: c. 1875-1914 Galand Velo-dog: René Galand 5.75mm Velo-dog 5 France: c. 1880-1890 Garcia-Reynoso revolver: captain Antonio García Reynoso 7.8×30mm: 5 (+ 5 extra rounds) Argentina: 1894 Gward revolver: KMW "Wifama".38 Special: 6 Poland: 1990 High Standard .22 revolver
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Webley Longspur is an early British percussion revolver, patented in 1853. The first revolver of the later famous British factory Webley&Son , it was an open frame, 5-shot, single action revolver. It was a solid and popular weapon at the time, although it faced heavy competition from already established, popular Colt's and Adams revolvers .