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Inspired by the previous thread here on NE.com, I finally got around to assembling a display of Webley revolvers for our local rural show on the weekend. The Arms Collectors of the Northern Territory have been putting on displays at several shows around the Top End for many years, and they are well received by firearm enthusiasts, historians, and the public at large.

For your interest:

The labels read as follows:

WEBLEY Mk.VI Service Revolver .455 calibre
c.1914-1939 (this example dated 1917)
with matching officers leather holster also dated 1917

WEBLEY Mk.I Service Revolver .455 calibre
c.1880-1895 (Pattern was sealed 8th November 1887)

WEBLEY Mk.IV Revolver .38 calibre
c.1921-1979. The last model revolver made by
Webley & Scott. This example is marked “War
Finish” and serial numbered in Chinese script.

WEBLEY No.1 Pattern RIC .450 Revolver
Made for the ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY
c.1867-87

WEBLEY Mk.IV Revolver .455 calibre
Manufactured 1899-1902. Commonly referred
to as the “Boer War Model” as many officers
and NCOs took it to those conflicts in Africa.

WEBLEY Mk.II Service Revolver .455 calibre
c.1897-1900 (Pattern sealed on 10th October 1894)

WEBLEY No.2 Pattern .450 Revolver
“THE BRITISH BULLDOG”
c. 1879-1914

WEBLEY Mk.VI Service Revolver .455 calibre
fitted with Parker Hale .22 Rimfire 6-shot Adapter
for training purposes. Chambers are bored eccentric to allow use of the centre-fire firing pin.

I'll leave it up to the 'students of arms' to determine which label belongs to which revolver!

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Marrakai
When the bull drops, the bullshit stops!
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www.marrakai-adventure.com.au

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