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Webley Mk. VI Firing
12016-11-27T01:52:32-05:00Matthew Werkheiserbaf3c422a98f36dbd4c83c180176ff0854fcbc18664plain2016-12-14T00:56:14-05:00Matthew Werkheiserbaf3c422a98f36dbd4c83c180176ff0854fcbc18This video from Youtube channel, TFB TV, shows the operation and firing of a Webley Mk. VI revolver. The Mk. I was adopted in 1887, and it was the Mk. IV that saw service in the Second Boer War. Although this is a Mk. VI, not fielded till 1915, the mechanism of action is still the same. Chambered in .455 Webley, this top-break revolver has a switch that when engaged "breaks" the revolver on a hinge, separating the barrel from the cylinder and ejecting the spent casings allowing for a quick and easy reload. At this point, the barrel is bent back up towards the cylinder, locking the revolver together again for firing. As a double/single action revolver, the hammer does not need to be pulled back to the cocking position in order to fire, though doing so will result in a shorter, lighter trigger pull. Cartridge revolvers would play a large role in World War 1 as they were often times (the Russian Nagant revolver being an exception) the more reliable sidearms on the battlefield in the wake of auto-loading handguns. Whereas the German C95 Broomhandle automatic pistol was overly complicated and sensitive to mud and sand, the Webley had few moving parts and the heavy .455 round.
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