Seems to be an odd duck.
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Seems to be an odd duck.
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looks cool what cal. more pictures please
Paul, How long is the Cylinder?
Same here Mike. There's something not quite proportionate in that cylinder. Camera angle or what? Look at that compared with the skeletonised Mk6 and cylinder shown elsewhere
Long enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by mike1967
Could we have some more information/pictures, please.
Looks to have had two cylinders welded together. You can see gas pits in the metal...both in the cylinder and the frame.
Yep on the frame they have inserted pieces in the frame, top strap & cylinder kept the logo, could have filled in the pits with liquid metal or another hard filler and that would have disguised it even more definitely a furphy builder to trick some one in the Man Cave conversations. Definitely not a shooter......
357 Maxi Mag, 45 Extra! Long Colt
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Originally Posted by browningautorifle
My thoughts exactly. Somebody was having a bit of fun.
I wonder if it's been cut up to destroy it and then someone's had a go at putting it back together. Can you imagine firing a .455 round that was that long? It may even shame the IMI desert eagle!
Sorry i asked.Quote:
Originally Posted by breakeyp
Come on, let me have my fun. All will be revealed eventually. And no, it is not photo shopped or assembled from deactivated components.Quote:
Originally Posted by mike1967
It has been stretched by joining two though hasn't it?
I assumed it was one gun which had been cut in two and welded together with a little filler rod to stretch a 1/4 inch or so.
Maybe it was a film prop? Or someone made it into a .22 hornet or similar. Something with a longer case but a smaller diameter, oooh a .30 carbine revolver or a .38 special!
.410 brass shot shells, or .410 flares?
Webley's competition for the Taurus Judge! Nothing like a handheld .410!!
I'm betting without it in hand the stretch is at least 1/2"...maybe a bit more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brit plumber
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Full disclosure tomorrow.
Now we know where they got the idea for the Judge pistol!
.454 Casull...!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl: That would open it up quick...
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Originally Posted by Brian Dick
S&W has the Governor .45Colt/.410 six shot revolver.
So...Webley "Gov'ner"?
The Webley has been altered to 2.5 inch .410 shotshell. The barrel remains rifled to comply with Federal law. In the 1960's there were several magazine articles about how cheap surplus Colt .455 New Service revolvers were made with lengthened cylinders and frames. I suspect these spurred some craftsman to make the Webley.
The Webley cylinder was lengthened from 1.45 inches to 2.5 inches. The frame was lengthened the same amount.
I bought this from two brothers who retired as welders/fabricators. The did not have any history on the gun but said they bought it as the gas welding was amazing and they felt it was a true labor of love considering the fixtures that would have been needed. It was done before MIG and TIG wire welding.
3 ball buckshot...a crowd pleaser for sure.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
That is really neat! Have you fired it? If so recoil and target spread?
Perhaps welders in general tended to more skilled craftsmen, years ago, than perhaps the average welder today? Some of the old boys could do amazing things with a gas welding torch that we would struggle to do today.Quote:
Originally Posted by breakeyp
thanks for letting us see that piece:super:
Since Mk VIs had a 6 ton pressure capacity would this gun fit the parameters?
Steve
I suspect that the welder/fabricator who did the conversion, years ago, was not too bothered about it fitting any sort of parameters.