lewwallace Posted 15 December , 2014 Share Posted 15 December , 2014 Got my 'Ole Girls' out of the safe and put them on display. First time ever they had all been out together! Thought members would like to see what 35+ yrs of hoarding looks like. Most attendees here in WV USA were puzzled as to what they were but I was more than glad to educate. Its gratifying to see fathers and young sons together, learning something new, especially in todays black, plastic, mass produced f/a market here in the USA? No one left the table with out a sincere thank you and even the veteran 'showers' spared no praise! I will endeavor to put up some more pics in the future with close-ups and include some of the more rare examples I have managed to accquire. There's 49 all told!! And yes I do shoot them! Have fun looking! LW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 15 December , 2014 Share Posted 15 December , 2014 Got my 'Ole Girls' out of the safe and put them on display. First time ever they had all been out together! Thought members would like to see what 35+ yrs of hoarding looks like. LW LW, Welcome to the Forum, I see you are in West Virginia, USA. What a fabulous collection of Webleys. I can see Pryse, W.G.s, Webley & Scott semi-automatics and an array of service revolvers, a collection to be proud of. It would be nice to see them in more detail, particularly the rarer models. Many thanks for sharing. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve10 Posted 17 December , 2014 Share Posted 17 December , 2014 Hello lewwallace I was hoping you might be able to help me as you appear to be a bit of a Webley man. I think I have an inert Webley round .455 wondered if you could confirm that? If that is the case would you know which if any of your fine girls it was made for? Hope you don't mind me asking. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 18 December , 2014 Share Posted 18 December , 2014 Looks like a ( C )ordite filled MkII Ball introduced in 1897 (and again in 1900) and this example was manufactured by (K)ynoch. This is a pretty good guide too. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewwallace Posted 18 December , 2014 Author Share Posted 18 December , 2014 Couldn't have sed it better! Probably for all the Mks that were being used at the time in S Africa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve10 Posted 18 December , 2014 Share Posted 18 December , 2014 Much appreciated gents. Thanks Chris for the conformation and very helpful links of which I particularly liked the second. I had only found Mr Edwards listings which were most useful, but possibly not enough photos for a complete novice. lewwallace are you saying this round would fit all Webley revolvers? Chris are you a collector of the .450? Thanks again Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus Posted 18 December , 2014 Share Posted 18 December , 2014 Wow... what an amazing collection. Superb ! And here's me... the proud owner of a solitary deactivated job... oh well, I do have my grandfather's open-top holster to display it in. Keep up the good work, the preservation of such pieces is our task/passion/duty. For the benefit of future generations. All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 18 December , 2014 Share Posted 18 December , 2014 Chris are you a collector of the .450? Thanks again Steve No I am not. I do own a 1918 MkVI .455 but my main interest is Enfield rifles. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve10 Posted 18 December , 2014 Share Posted 18 December , 2014 Ah ok sorry Chris. I saw the author was Chris (he collects .450s) and given your knowledge I have clearly made 5. Apologies again but a very fine interest you have. Could I ask one more thing. How far down the ranks were revolvers issued? If that's not to stupid a question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire Fusilier Posted 18 December , 2014 Share Posted 18 December , 2014 How far down the ranks were revolvers issued? Many Other Ranks were issued with service revolvers down to the rank of Private, for example, a Private who was a Despatch Rider could have carried a service revolver as did certain Gunners, likewise with the RFC/RAF certain Airmen were issued with service revolvers. Regards, LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve10 Posted 18 December , 2014 Share Posted 18 December , 2014 Thanks LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins2 Posted 22 December , 2014 Share Posted 22 December , 2014 Hello lewwallace I was hoping you might be able to help me as you appear to be a bit of a Webley man. I think I have an inert Webley round .455 wondered if you could confirm that? If that is the case would you know which if any of your fine girls it was made for? Hope you don't mind me asking. Steve I don't know if your round is inert, it appears the primer has not been fired? regards Bob R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve10 Posted 22 December , 2014 Share Posted 22 December , 2014 Hello Bob Thank you for your interest, I probably could have worded it a little better. I know the round to be inert. It was it's identity I was unsure on. You are right about the primer, but the cap has been oiled. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted 29 October , 2023 Share Posted 29 October , 2023 On 18/12/2014 at 19:51, Lancashire Fusilier said: Many Other Ranks were issued with service revolvers down to the rank of Private, for example, a Private who was a Despatch Rider could have carried a service revolver as did certain Gunners, likewise with the RFC/RAF certain Airmen were issued with service revolvers. Regards, LF Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I didn’t want to start a new one, so searched the forum and came across this post LF - do you know what was issued to whom? By which I mean officers bought or later got issued Mkvi webley, but were OR issued the same thing when they were in a role that required a pistol rather than a rifle? Did they get a mkV, MkIV or some other revolver? thanks ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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