In the mean time both the Webley and the Enfield were used as the standard sidearm of the British Army until the 1960's, as supply shortages meant that the two (being built in large numbers) would remain in service across the Empire and Commonwealth. 2.Įventually the Royal Commission on Awards and Inventors paid Webley £1,250 for the original design. Boys (designer of the Boys' Rifle) had designed the Enfield No. Webley decided to sue the British Government for £2,250 for design costs although the British Government's defence was handled by Enfield whom claimed the Captain H.C. 2 Revolver was a near exact copy of the Webley Mk IV, although there was a change in the internal mechanisms which meant parts could not be interchanged between them.
Low 4 digit serial number and boldly retailer engraved, ' WILKINSON AND SON, PALL MALL, LONDON' on barrel.
The Mark IV shared serial numbers with the Mark III, and S/N 41000 will have been an early Mk IV. However the Government, looking to save money in the aftermath of the Great Depression of 1829, took the plans to the Government run RSAF Enfield and opened up a can of worms. The Webley Self-Extracting Revolver was a British service revolver used for over 75 years across the British Empire and Commonwealth. Webley sent the design to the British Government to be allocated as the official British Service revolver/pistol. 38/200 Service Revolver was a continuation of the line of Webley revolvers used by the British Army in the 20th century. 38 Special) and could produce the same ballistic results as the older. 38 S&W cartridge (not to be confused with the. 38/200 proved to be the most effective cartridge with the design, becoming the standard issue British sidearm cartridge in 1932, with the cylinder having room to hold six cartridges. 455 Webleys while firing a smaller calibre cartridge. The Webley Mk IV was intended to produce the same results in terms of performance as the original. The barrel is identical to the original Webley Mk VI barrel, with the same rifling pattern (six grooves) and length. The Webley Mk IV features a slightly modified (from the original Webley design) extractor system, which had to be modified to remove the smaller cartridges from the slightly smaller cylinder. 38/200 calibre revolver intended for police use) with most of the internal mechanisms taken from this design. The Webley Mk IV was also based on the Webley Mk III (a. The Webley Mk IV is therefore identical in appearance to the original Webley, although it has been slightly scaled down to use the smaller (but just as potent). 455 Revolver to allow the use of a smaller calibre cartridge to be used.
The complete production records are now held by:Įmail : Gallyon will provide production details for a small fee.The Webley Mk IV began as an intentional re-design of the Webley.
Webley & Scott no longer have the full records of guns produced prior to 2006 World using blending fine craftsmanship and the latest technology to give quality guns at a good value price In 2006 under new ownership re-introduced a new range of shotguns manufactured throughout the Production of Webley & Scott Shotguns continued up until 1978 at which time a seperate company, W&C Scott( Gunmakers) Limited was formed and in 1985 was bought by Holland and Holland.
Up until the mid 1920’s guns were produced as either Webley & Scott or W & C Scott models. In 1897 P Webley & Son amalgamated with W & C Scott & Sons, forming The Webley & Scott Revolver & Arms Company of Birmingham and 78 Shaftesbury Avenue, London.
Below are some approximate production dates that will help you date your Webley Air Pistol. We offer layaway with 1/3 down, 1/3 in 30 days, and balance in 60 days. We Accept Visa, Mastercard, Checks, and Money Orders (With personal checks gun will be held until check clears) No Credit Card Fees. Guns with BIRMINGHAM 4 on the side of the cylinder were made up to 1958 after which the 4 was Removed. Description: You are looking at a excellent condition 455 UncutEnfield/Webley Mark IV with 6' barrel. This was to identify parts that were fitted to specific guns has they were processed round the factory. Later Pistols were the marked with usually a threedigit batch number. Webley started producing Air Pistols in 1924 and today still produce Air Pistols to the same design principle (see below the Tempest) The early Air Pistols were marked with serial numbers up to the beginning of World War 2.