Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique revolver in very good condition. No license required.
Bears a "NP" (Nitro-Proof) mark for smokeless powder.
Conversion from .450 Webley to 45 ACP comes with 2 speed loading moon clips.
Webley "Mark I" Service Revolver, .45 ACP Modified
This one has been made to accept moon clips and .45 ACP cartridges. The gun is in very fine condition as having been restored. The grips are in like new condition, and the finish is hard matte black coating. The markings are sharp and legible with War Department stamps and the "broad arrow" release from service mark on the top strap. Matching serial numbers on the barrel and frame. The action is strong and accurate, and the cylinder indexes and locks properly. The bore of the 4-inch barrel is very fine and bright, with sharp rifling and no r residue in the grooves. SN 22617.
History & Background
Philip Webley & Son began making top break, hinged revolvers as early as 1880, with the Charles Pryce patented design they acquired for use on their Webley-Pryce revolvers. Soon thereafter an improved locking mechanism by Michael Kaufmann produced the Webley-Kaufmann design, followed by Webley's own improved "Government" model, or "WG". It was not until 1887, when the British military hoped to replace the Enfield revolver that the first "Mark" revolver model was introduced. The Mk I was soon followed by the MkII (1894), then III (1897), and eventually as many as six variations were made, between 1887 and 1949. The Webley top break "Mark" revolvers were probably the single most widely used side arm in the world, and were still in service as late as the 1970’s.
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