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webleys
The Webley Revolver (also known as the Webley Top-Break Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various designations, a standard issue service revolver for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, and countries of the British Empire, from 1887 to 1963.
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.
Firing large .455 Webley cartridges, Webley service revolvers are among the most powerful top-break revolvers produced. The .455 calibre Webley is no longer in military service. As of 1999, the .38/200 Webley Mk IV variant was still in use as a police sidearm in a number of countries.
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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.
Firing large .455 Webley cartridges, Webley service revolvers are among the most powerful top-break revolvers produced. The .455 calibre Webley is no longer in military service. As of 1999, the .38/200 Webley Mk IV variant was still in use as a police sidearm in a number of countries.
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Appears there are newly manufactured Webleys ...
Whilst farting about the Intratubes, I found reproduction Webley's are being made again, from the original blue prints, in India. Example page here. And catalogue here. The pages mention available for the "international market", so perhaps they'll be imported. Anyway, I found it kind of...- Discussion Thread
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The Webley Story
In my Intratube travels, I came across an ebook version of a book that covers in detail firearms made by Webley over the years. The work is The Webley Story, by William Chipcase Dowell (1987, Commonwealth Heritage Foundation) and may be accessed here. Just thought I'd pass it along in the...- Discussion Thread
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