The barrel was lengthened to six inches and was topped with a removable front sight blade.įor all its size, the Webley MK VI is a graceful sixgun. The birds head grip was out replaced with a hand-filling, squared grip, and the hammer spur was modified. In 1915 Webley introduced a major redesign with the MK VI. Each model exhibited some evolutionary improvements, with the 1913 MK V being proofed for smokeless powder. Their top-break design, with automatic ejection, allowed soldiers to clear empties quickly with one hand.įrom the Mk I through MK V, Webley revolvers followed the same basic pattern four-inch barrels, birds head, rounded grips and front sights machined integral with the barrel. Webleys could be fired double action when things were close and hairy, or single action when time allowed, or distance dictated the need. So they were both effective and easy to control, even when firing with one hand. 45 caliber bullet with enough force to put down an enemy, but without excessive power. Starting in 1887 with the MK I, Webley service revolvers had all the features a fighting man could ask for. And as a Colt Single Action Army fan, they are a bit hard to say, but facts are facts. And I would rate it as the best regulation revolver used by any military service…ever. The MK VI Webley represents the end of the evolutionary line for big bore service revolvers in Great Britain. It took close to 30 years to satisfy that craving, but eventually a Mk VI Webley crossed my path at an estate sale. My psyche was indelibly imprinted with the image of the big Webley as the quintessential handgun of the British Empire. So much for Hollywood’s historical accuracy, but, by the time I learned that sad fact, the damage was already done. And certainly they shouldn’t have had a Word War I era Webley MK VI on hand. It was a long time before I found out that the Brits didn’t even use Webley service revolvers until eight years after the Zulu war of 1879.
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I fell in love with the big breaktop revolvers when I saw the movie for the first time at the tender age of 10. Anybody who can watch the movie “Zulu” without wanting to own a Webley revolver is made of sterner stuff than me.
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