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Reportedly at right in gunrack is a Webley Revolver used by Custer [35] Webley Royal Irish Constabulary Revolver. The Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) model was Webley's first double-action revolver, and adopted by the RIC in 1868, [36] hence the name. It was a solid frame, gate-loaded revolver, chambered in .442 Webley.
The Webley Royal Irish Constabulary revolver is a British double-action, centerfire cartridge revolver designed in 1867. It was one of the earliest British breachloading revolvers and one of the most popular British revolvers of the 19th century.
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]
Introduced in 1868, the .442 (11.2mm) Webley round was used in the Webley RIC revolver. This was the standard service weapon of the Royal Irish Constabulary [2] (RIC, hence the revolver's name), which were also chambered in (among others) .450 Adams and 476/.455. [3]
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 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.
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.
Webley Revolver.455 Webley: Revolver United Kingdom [6] Walther PPK: 9×17mm Short (.380 ACP) Pistol Germany: Stolen from an off-duty Royal Irish Regiment soldier's car in Dublin in 1994. [7] Rifles Lee–Enfield.303 British: Bolt action rifle United Kingdom: Used in a sniper attack as late as 1989. [8] M1 carbine.30 Carbine: Semi-automatic ...