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With a story that runs nearly the entire length of the 20th Century, the iconic top-break British Webley in .455 Caliber Eley is a beast.
The Webley top-break revolver itself dates to the company’s original Mark I service revolver, which was adopted by the British military in 1887, starting around £3 each, and a host of generational changes until the wheel gun seen in this piece, the Mark VI, arrived on the scene in May 1915.
The Mark VI Webley .455 runs almost a foot long, taping out at 11.25 inches. It weighs 2.5 pounds, unloaded.
A top-break six-shooter, it replaced the shorter Mark V, which had a rounded bird’s head style grip, with a much larger gun using a squared butt, 6-inch barrel, and a somewhat adjustable front sight. Best yet for His Majesty’s bean counters, the wartime finish Mark VI only cost some 51 shillings per gun, or about £2.5.
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The .455 Webley (right), in this case a 262-grain lead round-nosed Mk.II bullet, compared to a 230-grain .45 ACP FMJ, a bullet familiar to
readers this side of the pond. The .455 was introduced in 1891, whereas Browning’s .45 ACP dated to about two decades later.
It remains a “Cool Revolver.”
Just ask John Wick.
A Webley .455 Mk VI revolver is one of the old-fashioned handguns that John Wick (Keanu Reeves) surrenders at the entrance to the Ruska Roma's church in Berlin.
The Webley Mark VI made cameos in both “John Wick 3” and 4, continuing a nearly 100-year cinematic run. (Photo: IMFDB)
The Webley top-break revolver itself dates to the company’s original Mark I service revolver, which was adopted by the British military in 1887, starting around £3 each, and a host of generational changes until the wheel gun seen in this piece, the Mark VI, arrived on the scene in May 1915.
The Mark VI Webley .455 runs almost a foot long, taping out at 11.25 inches. It weighs 2.5 pounds, unloaded.
A top-break six-shooter, it replaced the shorter Mark V, which had a rounded bird’s head style grip, with a much larger gun using a squared butt, 6-inch barrel, and a somewhat adjustable front sight. Best yet for His Majesty’s bean counters, the wartime finish Mark VI only cost some 51 shillings per gun, or about £2.5.
A ‘Prestigious Man Stopper’ The Mark VI Webley .455
With a story that runs nearly the entire length of the 20th Century, the iconic top-break British Webley in .455 Caliber Eley is a beast. My personal interest in the Webley, specifically the bonker…
laststandonzombieisland.com
The .455 Webley (right), in this case a 262-grain lead round-nosed Mk.II bullet, compared to a 230-grain .45 ACP FMJ, a bullet familiar to
readers this side of the pond. The .455 was introduced in 1891, whereas Browning’s .45 ACP dated to about two decades later.
It remains a “Cool Revolver.”
Just ask John Wick.
A Webley .455 Mk VI revolver is one of the old-fashioned handguns that John Wick (Keanu Reeves) surrenders at the entrance to the Ruska Roma's church in Berlin.
The Webley Mark VI made cameos in both “John Wick 3” and 4, continuing a nearly 100-year cinematic run. (Photo: IMFDB)
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