.455 cartridges

cdmech · 01-25-2014, 07:31 PM

Bought two boxes of 1943 MK VI Webley ammunition today. The MK VI was the last variation of this revolver cartridge, and according to this web site-- http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page...455-cartridges --has a jacketed bullet. I would like to see one, but as neither box has ever been opened I guess I don't get to yet

They look good with my MKII though.
Marc

Grantas · 01-26-2014, 01:58 AM

Here's a Mk I and a Mk II

Must clean the Adams round

cdmech · 01-26-2014, 02:03 PM

Thanks for posting pictures! Is the MKI a black powder round?
Marc

Sonofeugene · 01-26-2014, 03:42 PM

Talk to your local dentist or doctor and maybe they'll take a couple xrays for a bottle of wine or something.

sheepherder · 02-03-2014, 04:35 PM

I thought I'd throw this up here just for S&G...

It's from the 1953 Lyman Reloading Manual #39...At the very end of the 'Pistol Cartridges' section...

Please direct your attention to the very last line...

I checked the Handloaders Manual Of Cartridge Conversions and COTW and the .455 Colt is the same as the .455 Enfield Mk 1...

LU1900 · 02-03-2014, 06:25 PM

How do you call the cartridge for the 455 colt in service in UK : 455 auto ?
The 3' in standing place

TheRomanhistorian · 02-04-2014, 12:11 AM

The .455 Auto was for the Webley semi-automatic revolver (and should not be fired in one of the revolvers). Wouldn't the .455 Colts have just used standard .455 revolver ammunition (Mk IIs, probably?)?

LU1900 · 02-04-2014, 02:05 AM

The third cart in my pic ; 455auto is for the colt 1911A1 in UK service during WWII

TheRomanhistorian · 02-04-2014, 02:19 PM

Ah, I was thinking of the Colt revolvers! I completely forgot about the 1911s in UK service. Mea culpa.

rhuff · 02-04-2014, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LU1900

How do you call the cartridge for the 455 colt in service in UK : 455 auto ?
The 3' in standing place

They are called a .455 Auto by some, and .455 Webley Auto by others. I own a 1914 Colt 1911 in .455 Auto caliber.

01-25-2014, 07:31 PM	#1
cdmech User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 218 Thanks: 87 Thanked 134 Times in 55 Posts	.455 cartridges Bought two boxes of 1943 MK VI Webley ammunition today. The MK VI was the last variation of this revolver cartridge, and according to this web site-- http://cartridgecollectors.org/?page...455-cartridges --has a jacketed bullet. I would like to see one, but as neither box has ever been opened I guess I don't get to yet They look good with my MKII though. Marc Attached Thumbnails

01-26-2014, 01:58 AM	#2
Grantas Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 55 Thanks: 274 Thanked 26 Times in 20 Posts	Here's a Mk I and a Mk II Must clean the Adams round Attached Thumbnails

02-03-2014, 04:35 PM	#5
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,411 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I thought I'd throw this up here just for S&G... It's from the 1953 Lyman Reloading Manual #39...At the very end of the 'Pistol Cartridges' section... Please direct your attention to the very last line... I checked the Handloaders Manual Of Cartridge Conversions and COTW and the .455 Colt is the same as the .455 Enfield Mk 1... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

02-03-2014, 06:25 PM	#6
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 911 Thanks: 46 Thanked 471 Times in 198 Posts	How do you call the cartridge for the 455 colt in service in UK : 455 auto ? The 3' in standing place Attached Thumbnails __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/

02-04-2014, 12:11 AM	#7
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	The .455 Auto was for the Webley semi-automatic revolver (and should not be fired in one of the revolvers). Wouldn't the .455 Colts have just used standard .455 revolver ammunition (Mk IIs, probably?)? __________________ 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

01-26-2014, 02:03 PM	#3
cdmech User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 218 Thanks: 87 Thanked 134 Times in 55 Posts	Thanks for posting pictures! Is the MKI a black powder round? Marc

01-26-2014, 03:42 PM	#4
Sonofeugene User Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 157 Thanks: 1 Thanked 118 Times in 64 Posts	Talk to your local dentist or doctor and maybe they'll take a couple xrays for a bottle of wine or something.

02-04-2014, 02:05 AM	#8
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 911 Thanks: 46 Thanked 471 Times in 198 Posts	The third cart in my pic ; 455auto is for the colt 1911A1 in UK service during WWII __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/

02-04-2014, 02:19 PM	#9
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Ah, I was thinking of the Colt revolvers! I completely forgot about the 1911s in UK service. Mea culpa. __________________ 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