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The .455 Webley Auto Mk I cartridge was produced from 1913 to about the middle of World War II. This is a semi-rimmed cartridge for the Webley & Scott Self Loading pistols. [4] The early version of the cartridge (c.1904) had a shorter [clarification needed] 21.7 mm (0.85 in) semi-rimmed case with a narrow rim and a pointed bullet. A later ...
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.
Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R). ... .45 Auto Rim.45 Schofield.454 Casull.455 Webley.475 Linebaugh.500 Linebaugh.500 S&W Special
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 ...
As Webley had used the .38 S&W cartridge dimensions for their revolver, and the cartridge length was fixed by the size of the cylinder of the revolver (the same as for the wider .455), Kynoch produced a cartridge with the same dimensions as the .38 S&W but with 2.8 grains (0.18 g) of "Neonite" nitrocellulose powder and a 200 grain (13.0 g ...
Handgun cartridges Cartridge name Bullet diameter Case length Cartridge length Type Source in mm in mm in mm 2.34mm rimfire (for Swiss mini gun) .092 2.3.240 6.1: Rimmed, rimfire
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I, chambered for the .455 Webley cartridge were acquired for issue as "substitute standard" by the British War Department during World War I. [10] British Empire Colt New Service Revolvers were stamped "NEW SERVICE .455 ELEY" on the barrel, [11] to differentiate them from the .45 Colt versions used by the US (and Canada).