Looking at a Webley

TheRomanhistorian · 05-24-2012, 10:54 PM

Are there any photos of the cylinder face to determine whether it has been shaved or not? I have a 1916 Mk VI shaved for .45 ACP/Auto Rim and it shoots well but I make sure to use handloads loaded to .455 Webley specifications (you wouldn't want to shoot factory .45 ACP rounds through it as that's unsafe). I prefer to shoot .45 Auto Rim with plated bullet using Trail Boss. If it's in the original .455 (which would be a bonus), you'd have to make your own ammunition or try to get the Fiocchi .455 Webley ammunition. I'm sure you've already done a load of reading up on the differences between shaved/unshaved but definitely snag it if it is actually in the original .455!

Nice looking revolver there and the finish looks ok. 4" barrel, too. I'm not a Webley expert, just an enthusiast and I've seen a few recently. $450 seems ok because I've seen them go for far more ridiculous prices on the auction sites, I paid $470 recently for one in rougher condition than yours (My 1916 Mk VI, 6" barrel and the bore was pitted but serviceable).

05-24-2012, 10:54 PM	#6
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Are there any photos of the cylinder face to determine whether it has been shaved or not? I have a 1916 Mk VI shaved for .45 ACP/Auto Rim and it shoots well but I make sure to use handloads loaded to .455 Webley specifications (you wouldn't want to shoot factory .45 ACP rounds through it as that's unsafe). I prefer to shoot .45 Auto Rim with plated bullet using Trail Boss. If it's in the original .455 (which would be a bonus), you'd have to make your own ammunition or try to get the Fiocchi .455 Webley ammunition. I'm sure you've already done a load of reading up on the differences between shaved/unshaved but definitely snag it if it is actually in the original .455! Nice looking revolver there and the finish looks ok. 4" barrel, too. I'm not a Webley expert, just an enthusiast and I've seen a few recently. $450 seems ok because I've seen them go for far more ridiculous prices on the auction sites, I paid $470 recently for one in rougher condition than yours (My 1916 Mk VI, 6" barrel and the bore was pitted but serviceable). __________________ 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; 05-24-2012 at 10:56 PM. Reason: Edited since you said it was .455