Webley MARK VI 455

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Is your WG similar to my girl (top:1886 model) here w/her birdshead sisters?

Aye, quite although mine is a 1892 model. Lovely Webleys that you have there. It's certainly a love 'em or hate 'em type ov gun and I surely adhere to the former. The church steeple models I find especially gorgeous.
 
Well then as to not make the bottom one jealous you should sell it to me. I promise to make it my favorite top break revolver. :D

Nice collection of Webleys!
The bottom one is cut for .45 ACP on clips, I shoot .45 Auto Rim in it. It has digested lots of .45 ACP ball on clips in the 35 years I've had it. I also like the .38 SW on top, big for a .38 S&W but has a Calif. approved safety :)
 
The bottom one is cut for .45 ACP on clips, I shoot .45 Auto Rim in it. It has digested lots of .45 ACP ball on clips in the 35 years I've had it. I also like the .38 SW on top, big for a .38 S&W but has a Calif. approved safety :)

I have a Mark IV I posted a picture of up thread somewhere. It's a lot of fun but I really need a Mark VI in my collection. I would rather have an un-shaved one but at the rate I seem to come across them I might just end up buying a shaved one since unshaved one are hard to find and when you do find them really expensive.
 
#1 to my knowledge the Mark V , mine says 1915 on it, is the only bird head Webley military that is really designed for Nitro loads. #2 I don't get much upward recoil in the gun that would tend to shift grip, maybe the 4" barrel has a lot to do with that. The later VI grip is certainly more handfilling, but the the Bird's head grip much more compact and fits me well, especially with the shorter barrel.
 
I haven't made it back to Illinois yet to have a chance to shoot the mk vi my father brought back from WWII, but did find a picture of it. It is the one that still has bluing on it. I also bought another one recently , it has a trace of blue on it. I'm suprised it doesn't have any corrosion or rust. It doesn't look very good as it is, but I feel the right thing to do is leave it all original, and not reblue it. Any opinions?
 

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I haven't made it back to Illinois yet to have a chance to shoot the mk vi my father brought back from WWII, but did find a picture of it. It is the one that still has bluing on it. I also bought another one recently , it has a trace of blue on it. I'm suprised it doesn't have any corrosion or rust. It doesn't look very good as it is, but I feel the right thing to do is leave it all original, and not reblue it. Any opinions?
Yep, leave em be- just keep em oiled. Silicone spray is your friend!
 
Just think how much a Webley Mk VI would be worth if the show Peaky Blinders didn’t for it that The Walking Dead did for the Colt Python.
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I think Magnum PI definitely bouyed the market on 1911s for a bit.......probably a good thing for the Webley fan on a budget that Higgins' MKIV didn't get more screen time.....:)
 
I see an Enfield revolver on Armslist which looks similar. Were they produced under license during the war or is it a different design?

Does the .380 have an American alternative?

http://www.armslist.com/posts/7929036/ft-riley-kansas-antiques-for-sale--ww2-enfield-revolver
The Enfield's were produced in the Government arsenal as near-copies of the Webley. This allowed them to neatly circumvent any patents or licensing fees.....much to Webley's vocal chagrin. When WW2 broke out, though, the Enfield line couldn't keep up with demand, and the Government ended up buying more Webleys anyway.....resulting in them being issued concurrently.
 
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