.455 Webley Overview

[Peter Laidler]

Sorry if I've missed it elsewhere, but what is the ball park US/Canada value of a .455" Webley .22"sub calibre cylinder/barrel.

I know that the only true price is the auction price on the day, but as we can't possess them anyway in the UK, the auction price is pretty well academic anyway

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[bouletbill]

Peter, I don't know about over there, but in the UK , Bob Holloway is advertising a .455 MkIV (4") with .22 insert and cylinder priced at £955 which you could probably get on a Heritage ticket. He also has a 6" MkVI at £745 , a bit problematic for Heritage but not impossible.

[Peter Laidler]

Interested in the sectioned revolvers Lance........ We have a couple of Mk6's from the very old pre-war Ordnance Apprentices at Hilsea. I have to say that even though they are just Apprentices well used test pieces, the quality of the work of these apprentices examples is quite staggering. No other comments needed but might I ask where yours came from?

When I was an Apprentice, we were told what to do to them and what needed to be seen (you just got to know really of course......) but the mechanics or operation of what and how you did it was left to the group as a discussion. It made sure that you REALLY knew the weapon intimately, inside and out because one cut too many or deep could mean that a spring would compress and fly out or a part (such as the cylinder pawl on yours) wasn't secure and would slide out - usually JUST as the instructor was marking it!

THat meant that the pistol or rifle or whatever was scrap but you'd get another and start again! The favourites were usually .38" Enfields and Bren gun trigger mechanisms.......... Plenty of traps for the unwary to fall into with those!

[bigduke6]

Does anyone have any blueprints of the Mk VI ? looking at making one as a Muzzle loader, (see taurus conversion on the Watering hole forum to give you an idea)