Webley & Scott Speary Humane Cattle Killer

[Simon P]

I took this in a few weeks ago, never heard of this Webley & Scott based Pistol before.

Obviously made on a Flare Pistol Frame.

Calibre is .22, the barrel is a steel liner

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[browningautorifle]

Meant to contact the forehead and fire the super expansive .22's for the specific job. The Abattoir near us used a semi auto rifle...in .22 with the same ammo.

[Peter Laidler]

Talk about flogging a dead horse............... Sorry, couldn't resist that!

[Badger]

An associated topical content ...

“Greener’s Humane Horse (or Cattle) Killer”, in the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here).

Greener’s Humane Horse Killer (By Graeme "broadarrow303" Barber) (click here)

Article Extract .....

During the mid 1800’s Victorian industrial era the demand for assembly line meat packing lines increased. Advances in firearm and ammunition developments quickly led to the obsolescence of Poll Hammers and the introduction of clean, effective and rapid slaughter using “Humane killers”.

“Greener’s Humane Horse (or Cattle) Killer” was one of the very first practical free bullet killers. It was introduced in 1865, almost as soon as practical self-contained ammunition came onto the market and remaining as some have called it a ‘smashing’ success right through to the 1970’s. (article continues) .....

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Regards,
Doug

[Vincent]

A modern Humane Animal Killer is the B&T VP9 “Veterinary Pistol”.



Yes, I know, it does look a wee bit like the old Welrod, but don’t be fooled by that coincidence. It’s a “Veterinary Pistol” for putting animals down…. very quietly… and with pretty good sights... coz those cows could be 50 feet away.

[browningautorifle]

And the flashlight is to find them in the dark barn...

[Vincent]

Yep! And there’s a mount for the light.



How about a red dot Mr. Veterinary?

[303 Collector]

Attachment 75128

Webley and Scot 32 auto humane killer
310 Greener cattle killer.
Cash captive bolt pistol x 2

[browningautorifle]

Looks like a wipe at the front of the can too...

The captive bolt guns are shades of "No Country for Old Men"...

[Flying10uk]

I did hear about a vet who, some years back, had a slight mishap with one of these humane killers at a horse event which was open to the general public. I forget all the exact details but basically a horse got injured and it was decided that it needed to be put down. Embarrassingly for the vet, it was said that he managed to miss the horse but did manage to either shoot himself or a member of the general public; I forget which.