From 455 I purchased a Mark VI from an elderly gentleman about 15 years ago.
It belonged to his grandfather. This man was 72 at the time. He told me his grandfather who was an instructor in the first big war brought the gun home with him and it was never fired. He remembers going to the bush with his grandfather to shoot the gun. He took out a new box of shells and they fired 4 rounds. The man picked up the brass and they went home. We tore the place apart to find the box of shells , we found them at the back of an old closet , 46 new cartridge's and 4 brass, along with the holster and original gun cleaning kit. An amazing find, a 106 year old Webley Mark VI brand new never fired. I have been loading and range shooting it ever since. I am so curious to see what is in the old cartridges. I have taken bullets from loaded cartridge's before with the hammer style puller, I was wondering if I could do the same with one of these old vintage shells safely ? Any thoughts. Don
It belonged to his grandfather. This man was 72 at the time. He told me his grandfather who was an instructor in the first big war brought the gun home with him and it was never fired. He remembers going to the bush with his grandfather to shoot the gun. He took out a new box of shells and they fired 4 rounds. The man picked up the brass and they went home. We tore the place apart to find the box of shells , we found them at the back of an old closet , 46 new cartridge's and 4 brass, along with the holster and original gun cleaning kit. An amazing find, a 106 year old Webley Mark VI brand new never fired. I have been loading and range shooting it ever since. I am so curious to see what is in the old cartridges. I have taken bullets from loaded cartridge's before with the hammer style puller, I was wondering if I could do the same with one of these old vintage shells safely ? Any thoughts. Don