planetmobius
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I want a reproduction of the .577 Webley. Does anyone make such a thing?
I want a reproduction of the .577 Webley. Does anyone make such a thing?
Historical note...The Webley R.I.C. was made mostly in .45 but a few were made for the .50 Tranter cartridge. It was first introduced in 1868. George Armstrong Custer had a pair with him at Little Bighorn see wikipedia/webley-ric
In summer 1869, Custer was 'tenting on the plains' with wife Libbie and brother Tom at Big Creek near Fort Hays, Kansas. From there they hosted buffalo hunts for the travelling English Lords Berkeley Paget and, according to which source you read, either Lord Henry Cavendish or Lord Waterford. In a grand gesture of appreciation, Berkeley Paget presented Custer and brother Tom with a cased Webley .44 Galand & Sommerville revolver each. Tom's was sold at auction on behalf of the Charles A. Custer Family Collection by Butterfield & Butterfield of San Francisco on April 4, 1995. It made $77,000.
Read more: http://lbha.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=basics&action=display&thread=854#ixzz2EYb27Kfs
Any cartridge firing MODERN firearm with a bore larger than 1/2 inch is considered a "Destructive Device". Special permits can be obtained from the ATF (proper forms have to be filed) to build ONE. But not muliples AFAIK............I want a reproduction of the .577 Webley. Does anyone make such a thing?