The quintessential hinged frame, centre-fire revolvers for which the Webley name is best known first began production/development in the early 1870s most notably with the Webley-Pryse (1877) and Webley-Kaufman (1881) models. 44cal rim-fire solid frame revolver as well as licensed copies of Smith & Wesson's Tip up break action revolvers. Webley and Son, manufacturing included their own. Webley began production of their first patented single action cap and ball revolvers. Webley & Son before merger with W & C Scott in 1897) produced a range of revolvers from the mid 19th to late 20th centuries. 38/200 Webley Mk IV variant is still in use as a police sidearm in a number of countries. 455 calibre Webley is no longer in military service, the. 455 Webley cartridge, Webley service revolvers are among the most powerful top-break revolvers ever produced. However, the Mk VI, introduced in 1915 during the First World War, is perhaps the best-known model.įiring the large. A later version, the Mk IV, rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899–1902. The Webley Mk I service revolver was adopted in 1887. This removes the spent cartridges from the cylinder. That is, breaking the revolver open for reloading also operates the extractor.

The Webley is a top-break revolver with automatic extraction. The Webley Revolver (also known as the Webley Break-Top Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth from 1887 until 1963. Second Boer War, First World War, Second World War, Korean War, British colonial conflicts, numerous others

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