Service Revolvers

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Post up your military or police issued service revolvers!

I'll start with my recently acquired Webley Mk.VI
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I would like to extend special thanks to member Von der Goltz for help acquiring the vintage. 455 ammo shown. He was even nice enough to send some empty casings from the same ammunition to play with so I wouldn't be tempted to crack open the nice sealed package!
 
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The Webley from the first post is wonderful. As a revolver fan I also must have some service revolvers although not as nice as that one:

Nagant 1895, made 1937:
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Swiss ordnance Mod. 1882/29, made 1946, one of the last made:
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Webley Mk IV .38, made 1944, British Army (I already sold this one):
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Webley Mk IV, .38, made 1958 or 59, British South Africa Police:
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And finally the two above Webleys together with the third one, modified to serve as a target gun (not by me, however): Webleys.jpg
 
Post up your military or police issued service revolvers!

I'll start with my recently acquired Webley Mk.VI
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I would like to extend special thanks to member Von der Goltz for help acquiring the vintage. 455 ammo shown. He was even nice enough to send some empty casings from the same ammunition to play with so I wouldn't be tempted to crack open the nice sealed package!
Glad to help out; very nice revolver and holster! I never had a failure-to-fire with that Brit WWII ammo in my three .455 WWI British New Service; Smith & Wesson and Webley-Scott revolvers.
 
Nowhere near my realm of interest, other than to admire those revolvers! Thanks to all who posted/will post.

I do indeed find older revolvers interesting.


Bob Wright
 
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Smith and Wesson Schofield, 1st Model.

Shipped July 12 1875, one of 3000 sent to National Armory Springfield MA.

Factory refinished April-1957

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Another 1st Model Schofield. Part of the same shipment of 3000 to the Springfield Armory. This one has not been refinished.

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Smith and Wesson Model 1917. Not the correct grips. Shipped in 1918. Came with an almost full box of 45 ACP ammo on half moon clips, also from 1918.

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I have always assumed this S&W Model 10-5 to be a police issue gun because of what looks like an armorer's rack number stamped above the trigger guard.

Not as old as the others, I assume this one shipped around 1964.

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my early S&W 1917 .45 acp, no lanyard and non original grips. it will shoot 5-6" groups at 25 yards with a two hand hold with Winchester white box .45 acp. I have a good friend who wants it, but has not upped the trade or cash pile high enough yet.
 

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I got this 66 for $385. Very accurate gun. It came with target grips. Marked “SD Sheriff”

Now that is a good an proper filthy stainless steel service revolver. The only thing better would be fixed sights and that dirty.
 
What is the deal with all the Webley lovers on this board?

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I bought mine for $200 because a guy I knew was transfered to a different base and didn't want to get in trouble for taking it with him. I don't think he was supposed to have it on the base where he was at. I never particularly wanted a Webley.

I guess that I never really appreciated it because I paid so little for it. The double action trigger is the worst I have ever seen... worse than my Nagant gas seal revolver. I have had people (burley revolver shooting men) think the trigger was broken because of the stiff pull.

Are Webleys safe to carry on a loaded chamber?
 
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1884 dated mix-master SAA, with an RAC (Rinaldo A Carr, US inspector) replacement cylinder. Probably replaced barrel and ejector housing too.Improperly cleaned. Very likely not a special or issued one, but the RAC mark would date to 1890-1903. The last SAA's were purchased 1890, unsure about the last parts purchase as they were reissued in Philippines.
 
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