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Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT,
      09/03/21 11:51 PM

Excellent catch, Ripp, thank you.

Same author, much the same article, different magazine, from the year before:

https://americanhandgunner.com/gear/british-boomers-2/

And for those of us who are more recent arrivals to the forum, a look back at Marrakai's most impressive Webley display, "Handguns of the Empire":

http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=265192&an=0&page=6#Post265192

I've never been particularly interested in revolvers, but the hinge-frame Webleys and Enfields are very much another matter. I wish I'd developed this appreciation 40+ years ago when I first started buying "old guns". The basement dealer from whom I bought my surplus hardware had Enfield No.2's hanging on the wall for under $40, and Mk.VI Webley's for under $80. Typical kid, I didn't want to look at anything that didn't chamber a cartridge that said "auto" on the base. I could have filled a suitcase for less than the cost of one new rifle.

With the current interest in modern "retro-guns", I really believe that there would be a market for Webley replicas, using modern steels and chamberings. They don't seem to have any trouble finding buyers for Colt SAA clones. Imagine being able to buy a brand new Mk.I Webley as a fun plinker/range gun. (Although I imagine the 4-inch barrel would be problematic in many jurisdictions.)

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* The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, Ripp 25/02/21 06:07 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, Rule303   26/02/21 10:27 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, sbs470   27/02/21 08:10 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, 93x64mm   28/02/21 07:50 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, sbs470   28/02/21 08:02 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, NitroXAdministrator   28/02/21 03:11 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, vykkagur   09/03/21 11:51 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, 3DogMike   10/03/21 06:12 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, NitroXAdministrator   11/03/21 01:16 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, NitroXAdministrator   11/03/21 01:25 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, vykkagur   11/03/21 03:12 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, Marrakai   14/11/21 11:39 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, NitroXAdministrator   14/11/21 05:30 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, eagle27   14/11/21 07:53 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, 93x64mm   15/11/21 07:03 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, mckinney   21/11/21 03:16 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, eagle27   29/07/22 02:30 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, NitroXAdministrator   21/11/22 11:02 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, lancaster   22/11/22 04:34 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, DarylS   22/11/22 05:13 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, DarylS   15/11/21 05:21 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, 3DogMike   14/11/21 02:58 PM
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. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, vykkagur   10/03/21 08:29 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, 3DogMike   10/03/21 02:25 PM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, vykkagur   11/03/21 02:49 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, DarylS   28/02/21 05:35 AM
. * * Re: The 455 Webley....BRITAIN’S BIG-BORE HEAVYWEIGHT, 93x64mm   25/02/21 07:27 AM
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