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TheRomanhistorian · 12-25-2013, 06:16 PM

I've really enjoyed reading the comments and seeing photos of other Webleys. I do have a Webley semi-auto, too. Still not as fun as the big service revolvers, though! I even found myself a reproduction Prideaux speed loader so I can drop ammunition into my unmodified Webleys.

I just put a Webley Mk I on layaway (my 3rd MK I, though this is one of two shaved for .45 ACP (I reload using Fiocchi .455 brass and fire with these headspace rings)). Whilst I love my .22 single shot and six shot Webley Mk VI revolvers and my regular Mk I, it's the Mk I** and my Webley Mk V which I like shooting the most.

Glad to see so many others share my foibles! It's the exposed springs, levers, and so on that really make the Webley feel stout and it's as shootable/pointable in its own way as the Luger!

That said, I do have a soft spot for this Mk I in my collection with Royal Navy markings and serial number 271 and my first Webley (a Mk VI with single shot .22 LR adapter but it is missing the rear sight). Happy Christmas (from Vancouver airport in Canada).

12-25-2013, 06:16 PM	#13
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	I've really enjoyed reading the comments and seeing photos of other Webleys. I do have a Webley semi-auto, too. Still not as fun as the big service revolvers, though! I even found myself a reproduction Prideaux speed loader so I can drop ammunition into my unmodified Webleys. I just put a Webley Mk I on layaway (my 3rd MK I, though this is one of two shaved for .45 ACP (I reload using Fiocchi .455 brass and fire with these headspace rings)). Whilst I love my .22 single shot and six shot Webley Mk VI revolvers and my regular Mk I, it's the Mk I** and my Webley Mk V which I like shooting the most. Glad to see so many others share my foibles! It's the exposed springs, levers, and so on that really make the Webley feel stout and it's as shootable/pointable in its own way as the Luger! That said, I do have a soft spot for this Mk I in my collection with Royal Navy markings and serial number 271 and my first Webley (a Mk VI with single shot .22 LR adapter but it is missing the rear sight). Happy Christmas (from Vancouver airport in Canada). Attached Thumbnails __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers Last edited by TheRomanhistorian; 12-25-2013 at 06:25 PM. Reason: Added pictures.