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Here are a couple of photos of my Webleys. I believe the Mark IV is dated 1944, but I do not know how to date the Mark VI.
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The VI is .45 acp now.? Its got the trimmed cylinder for moon clips, correct.?
Just testing my memory from an American Rifleman article.
Yes, it has been shaved. I have moon clips. I have a S&W revolver in .45acp , but I will probably try to find or reload some .455 rounds.
how are you dating your mkIV to 1944 ? just wondering , as you did not show many photos , but i dont see the "war finish" stamping on the right frame above and in front of the trigger guard ,
the mkVI is normally marked on the left frame above the trigger the date is generally there , here is mine as an example -
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...27c855ab-1.jpg
Your MkVI is dated 1917 on the action and on the barrel.
The Mk IV was dated by a helpful person on another forum about a year or so ago. If I can find the thread I will link it. Otherwise, I do not know how to date it. It does have "War Finish" on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by A square 10
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I was unsure on the MkVI of the date. I did not know if the 1917 related to the year of the patent or the year of the arm's manufacture. Thank you for clearing that up.
What's "war finish" mean.?
webley prided itself on its finish of commercial weapons in that period they had to forgo some of those efforts to produce the required pieces so they marked them as a lesser finish grade , ive not seen any marked as his is but i learned long ago not to say 'never or always' when it comes to the pieces i collect , mine is marked on the other side ,
my enfield mkVI is marked on the opposite side as the webley mkVI -
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...4616e09a-1.jpg
Wow, so basically a pride thing.! They wanted you to know they COULD do better but because of the war they had to reduce their standards. Only in the western world would that enter our minds.
We did the same thing , Reminton model 11 s come to mind.
The owners of the commercial firms had to forgo some polishing steps to meet costs or production rates and did not want thier future customer base to think the finish they saw was normal .
Chris
Got something for the Mark VI in the mail today. It's a reproduction but it looks cool.
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That's what you call,, Old school Tacticool.!!
We used to call a pistol the last means of mechanical defiance on the battlefield. Then we decided that this accolade really belonged to a bayonet. But later........... a pistol with a bayonet! Which begs the question in this example......, why not just shoot the man? And if YOU ain't got any bullets, HIS mates presumably WILL have some - and you're getting the next one! Just my thoughts
By the time of the little .38" replacement, common sense had prevailed
Whatever you do, don't be tempted by one of the shoulder stocks, they are for the flare pistol and many have been adapted to fit on the MkVI.
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Originally Posted by Brit plumber
Never even heard of that, thanks for the advice.
I always assumed the pistol bayonet was a reaction to the brutality of trench fighting. I know that men made "trench clubs" so there must have been a fair amount of hand to hand. I just watched "The Trench" with Daniel Craig not long ago, and Gallipoli. The Frontline Experience the Jeremy Irons movie. I think both are on youtube.
i like the looks of that , the reproduction looks very real , very much like the original , i once considered one myself , but every time i got the coins together another item on my list screamed "ME FIRST - IM NEXT" , congrats , i like it
good call on that flair gun stock , they were getting 'pushed' back when at the unsuspecting ,