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How much to webley .455 caliber guns go for?
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Rifleman1776
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Anyone hazard a guess as to the value of an original Mk VI with a 4" barrel made in the 20's?
Don't know about that or current prices.
But, I remember, as a kid they were advertised in comic books for about $15.00 and anyone could buy them mail order.
Edit: must add, that was in the 1940s.
Wildalaska
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It's still in .455.
A 4 Inch Enfield Mark VI .455? Got pics?
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A 4 Inch Enfield Mark VI .455? Got pics?
No, I presently don't have a working camera, but you can see pics of it featured in an article that appeared sometime in the mid 1980's in the American Rifleman. I loaned it to Bill Chamberlain who photographed it and wrote a feature article about the 4" W&S MK VI's that were made in the early 20's for the Irish government. As best as I can figure, they used barrels possibly left over from the Mk IV's, but it is numbered to the gun. I think Bill did a fair bit of research on the gun since he collaborated with Taylorson on many articles.
The guns actually came into the country about the same time as the first W&S Mk IV .38's with the Singapore Police Forces markings and crossbolt safety.
Edit: It's a Webley & Scott, not an Enfield. (As far as I know, the Enfield Mk VI's were only in 6" anyway.)
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Webley .455
I have an original .455 round marked COLT .455, as Colt did chamber the peacemaker for Webley .455. But, their ammo renamed it COLT .455. It will chamber in any of my .45 colt guns, But as someone already meantioned, the rim is at least half as wide as .45 colt ammo. I'm not ever going to try firing it, but it slides right in and is about as long as a .45 Schofield round. I think Fioochi makes a .455 round. One thing that always confused me - the webley .476 and the webley .455 were interchangable. what's the deal with that? I know the British had different methods of measuring their rounds.
I have an original .455 round marked COLT .455, as Colt did chamber the peacemaker for Webley .455. But, their ammo renamed it COLT .455. It will chamber in any of my .45 colt guns, But as someone already meantioned, the rim is at least half as wide as .45 colt ammo. I'm not ever going to try firing it, but it slides right in and is about as long as a .45 Schofield round. I think Fioochi makes a .455 round. One thing that always confused me - the webley .476 and the webley .455 were interchangable. what's the deal with that? I know the British had different methods of measuring their rounds.
Wrong color grips on Webley .455 Mark VI
Hi, been reading all the posts about the Webley. All the photos I see online have brown grips. Mine look the same as far as the pattern, but they are yellow...off white...ivory colored. Still that plastic type; not real ivory. Just that color. Can anyone give me an idea of why this is?
Also, mine is 1917 and has not been converted to the .45 ACP
Hi, been reading all the posts about the Webley. All the photos I see online have brown grips. Mine look the same as far as the pattern, but they are yellow...off white...ivory colored. Still that plastic type; not real ivory. Just that color. Can anyone give me an idea of why this is?
Also, mine is 1917 and has not been converted to the .45 ACP