Webley Mark1 British Service Revolver, .45 ACP/45 Auto/ 455 Webley. $4600

Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique revolver in ready to shoot condition. No PAL required.

Comes with 2 moon clips for 45ACP, 1 of 455 Webley spacer ring and FRT RCMP paperwork.

Webley MkI* British Service Revolver, .45ACP/45 Auto/ 455 Webley.
This one is marked with various proof marks, including a Nitro-proof mark first used in 1954. It have been re-proofed at several intervals during its service life. It was eventually modified to accept  45auto rim and .45ACP cartridges on a moon clip. The gun is in very good condition, with the original blue remaining. The action is accurate and strong, and the cylinder indexes and locks properly without any play. The bore of the 4-inch barrel is excellent and mirror bright, with sharp rifling. The walnut grips are excellent and undamaged. SN 34856, very fine overall.

History & Background
Philip Webley & Son began making top break, hinged revolvers as early as 1880, with the Charles Pryse patented design they acquired for use on their Webley-Pryse 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.