Webley "Mark I" Service Revolver, Shaved For .45ACP $4800
- Category
- Firearms Handguns
- Classification
- No PAL Required
- Action
- Revolver
- Condition
- Excellent
- Manufacturer
- Webley
- Caliber
- 45 ACP
- Model
- "Mark I"
- Sight
- open
- Capacity
- 6
- Hand
- Right Handed or Ambidextrous
Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique revolver in very good condition. No license required. Reloadable ammo is available but sold separately.
Conversion from .450 Webley to 45 ACP comes with 2 speed loading moon clips.
Webley "Mark I" Service Revolver, Shaved For .45ACP
This one is in very fine condition. The bluing on the frame is intact, with some wear and bumps on the cylinder. The markings are clear and sharp, with a broad "release from service" arrow on top of the top strap. The action is crisp and accurate, and the cylinder indexes and locks properly. Very tight action, mirror bore, with sharp rifling. The cylinder has been shaved to accept .45 ACP cartridges on a moon clip. The black hard rubber grips are fine and undamaged, with moderate handling marks. SN 5332, very fine overall.
History & Background
Philip Webley & Son began making top break, hinged revolvers as early as 1880, with the Charles Pryce patented design they acquired for use on their Webley-Pryce revolvers. Soon thereafter an improved locking mechanism by Michael Kaufmann produced the Webley-Kaufmann design, followed by Webley's own improved "Government" model, or "WG". It was not until 1887, when the British military hoped to replace the Enfield revolver that the first "Mark" revolver model was introduced. The Mk I was soon followed by the MkII (1894), then III (1897), and eventually as many as six variations were made, between 1887 and 1949. The Webley top break "Mark" revolvers were probably the single most widely used side arm in the world, and were still in service as late as the 1970’s.
