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    Webley

    I picked up a revolver recently identified as a Webley and Scott MK1 caliber .455. serial 1--- Under serial #1800. Is it an antique? It is currantly a registered item.
    Thanks for any information or a source to go to for verification if it does qualify for antique status in Canadaicon.
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    if , in fact its anoriginal mkI in 455 it would be an antique in the US as it would date before 1895 , these date from 1890-1895 , if yours actually has a four digit serial its an early one , later ones have five digit serials , webleys used sequentials so later marks are larger serials , this would be a black powder revolver , and in spite of * upgrades over the years culminating in the ** in 1915 , i would not shoot mine with anything but very mild loads

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    Webley Mark I is an antique under Canadianicon law as well as under US law.

    They are ALSO a LOT of fun to shoot.

    Many of these were altered to handle .45 ACP by shaving the rear of the cylinder. NOT a good idea from a pressure point of view or from a bore-wear point of view..... or from an accuracy point of view either, for that matter. These guns are best left exactly as-is, then you handload for them. RCBS makes dies. So does Lee Precision. Brass is avalable from Fiocchi and Hornady, or you can alter 45 Long Colt or (better yet) .45 Auto Rim by shaving the forward edge of the rim. Original bullet was a Minie-type (hollow-base) RN 265. Some guys are having good luck with .457 bullets. ALWAYS use soft lead in these, NEVER jacketed; the barrels were very soft by later standards but they were also very accurate. The .455 exceeds the .45ACP on the Hatcher RSP scale, by the way: 74 to 72, a product of that big, heavy old bullet ambling along until it finds something to push over.

    A VERY nice find, friend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by smellie View Post
    Webley Mark I is an antique under Canadian law as well as under US law.

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    Are pre-98 cartridge revolvers subject to the same barrel length restrictions in Canadaicon as modern weapons?

    Metropolitan Police, circa 1890 (I think)
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