Anybody know anythign about this? .476 Webley round

[Nightcrawler]

I'm all about old revolvers today, aren't I?

Anyways, I found this at This Website.

DESCRIPTION: Very impressive large hinged-frame English revolver. Webley Pryse type revolvers are difficult to find in military .476 caliber. Many English officers privately purchased Pryse type revolvers in .476, that was considered a caliber of choice at the time. Original one-piece wooden grip with diamond checkering. Matching numbers. English proofs are present on major parts of the revolver. The left side of the frame display markings, "M A C". The top of the barrel displays retailer's markings, "Watson & Sons, 308-313 High Holborn, London". Six-chamber cylinder. Barrel length: 5.50 inches. Complete with lanyard ring. CONDITION: Excellent. 92% of original nickel finish on the metal. The balance is brownish patina. Bore is in very good+ condition. Excellent chambers. Strong action. Nice wooden grip with no cracks. Large frame English revolver in very collectible condition! Antique. Serial# 31XX.

.476 Caliber? I've not heard of this. I'm assuming it's one of those that probably fell out of use after the Great War? Anybody know what the performance was like?

Thanks!

 

[Mike Irwin]

The .476 was an earlier iteration of what would come to be called the .455 Webley.

The two rounds are, essentially, interchangable, and ballistics are essentially the same.

The .455 round formally replaced the .476 around 1890, IIRC, with the Webley Mk I or II.

I believe the Pryse part of the gun was the action latch, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[C.R.Sam]

Penny on 1891...

Sam