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You may want to ask here as well...http://p090.ezboard.com/fcollectorguns35625frm5.showMessage?topicID=187.topic
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A veritable plethora of Webley questions.
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Warren
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Measurements were taken, research was done, and conclusions were reached.
The cylinder seems not to have been milled as the numbers are still visible and whole.
Even under magnification the design is indistinct.
So I don't know what to make of them.
I have an odd duck of a gun. It has an army length barrel but comes with a target grip style.
The grips are original as the serial # of the gun is cut into the inside of each panel.
It is curious as to how the previous owner was firing .45 Colt as it seems that the firing pin won't quite reach the primer. The Colt cases are almost flush with the surface of the cylinder, not quite, but really close. Auto rim should work fine as the base is thicker.
So it was decided by myself and a fellow forensic revolverist that .45 AR cases with a 265 .455 Webley RNHB 20 to 1 bullet (from the RCBS mold) over Trailboss powder should be a nice shooting, easy on the gun load. Now, though I'm in the middle of a move and do not even reload as yet. As soon as I get settled I'll buy the needed equipment and set to it.
The cylinder seems not to have been milled as the numbers are still visible and whole.
Even under magnification the design is indistinct.
So I don't know what to make of them.
I have an odd duck of a gun. It has an army length barrel but comes with a target grip style.
The grips are original as the serial # of the gun is cut into the inside of each panel.
It is curious as to how the previous owner was firing .45 Colt as it seems that the firing pin won't quite reach the primer. The Colt cases are almost flush with the surface of the cylinder, not quite, but really close. Auto rim should work fine as the base is thicker.
So it was decided by myself and a fellow forensic revolverist that .45 AR cases with a 265 .455 Webley RNHB 20 to 1 bullet (from the RCBS mold) over Trailboss powder should be a nice shooting, easy on the gun load. Now, though I'm in the middle of a move and do not even reload as yet. As soon as I get settled I'll buy the needed equipment and set to it.
Carl N. Brown
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Here are some of the marks I found on my Webley (I have
not yet done all the research I wanted to do on them.)
The 'broadarrow' mark is for a military gun. A military gun
released to the civilian British market will have a second
broadarrow stampmaking an asterisk. Most British military
surplus sold in US does not have the overstamp.
not yet done all the research I wanted to do on them.)
The 'broadarrow' mark is for a military gun. A military gun
released to the civilian British market will have a second
broadarrow stampmaking an asterisk. Most British military
surplus sold in US does not have the overstamp.
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Warren
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Very cool, thanks.
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