Edgecumbe Combat Ten
Notes: This
revolver looks very much a Smith & Wesson Model 10 – with good reason, since it
is based on an S&W 10 frame. It is
a competition revolver, with a heavy Douglas barrel, with square-notch rear
sights and a ramp front sight, milled into the barrel with protective ribs.
The grips are Hogue rubber grips.
This revolver was introduced in 1961.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Combat Ten |
.38 Special |
1.13 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$168 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Combat Ten |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
7 |
Enfield No 2 Pistol Revolver
Notes: This
weapon was designed in the wake of World War 1, where the British found that
their standard sidearms, the Webley-Fosbery revolver, had such a large amount of
recoil and muzzle blast and poor accuracy that considerable skill was required
on the part of the user, which required much more training than the British had
time to give the typical sidearm user.
They decided to adopt the Webley and Scott Mark III, which used a smaller
cartridge. The government bought
the design and gave it to Enfield for improvement.
The resulting
weapon, the No 2 Pistol Revolver, was an improvement of sorts; however, its
trigger pull is so long and creepy (even with several improvements to the
trigger mechanism) that the desired increase in accuracy among amateurs was
never really achieved; and, though four different rounds were tried in the
weapon, none of them ever really satisfied British troops.
In addition, the No. 2 went through several different versions (Marks),
as additional deficiencies cropped up.
One of these was the large hammer spur, designed to allow single-action
or double-action shooting, which had a great tendency to get caught on anything
from pieces of the soldiers gear to protrusions inside vehicles – and that often
caused the hammer to snap forward again, resulting in accidental firing. This
problem was fixed temporarily in 1931, but the hammer stop that fixed the
problem was again omitted after 1942 to simplify wartime production.
Therefore, the accidental firing problem started all over again.
Eventually, this problem became so severe that Webley began to produce
its own improved revolver, the Mark 4 (see below). The No 2 employed an unusual
break-open unloading and reloading system, where the revolver broke just ahead
of the hammer. A finger lever just
ahead of the cylinder ejected cases.
Though the No 2
Pistol Revolver was produced in large quantities, most of them ended up in
Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations; in British service, they typically
were in police service only. By
2000, a surprising number of them remain in service, despite their shortcomings.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
No 2 Pistol Revolver |
.380 Revolver |
0.78 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$143 |
No 2 Pistol Revolver |
.380 British Service |
0.78 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$142 |
No 2 Pistol Revolver |
.38 Smith & Wesson |
0.78 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$144 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
No 2 Pistol Revolver (.380 Revolver) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
13 |
No 2 Pistol Revolver (.380 British) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
12 |
No 2 Pistol Revolver (.38S&W) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
12 |
Webley Pistols
Notes:
These are not actually pistols, but revolvers.
They are top-break revolvers firing a large, slow bullet, the .455 Webley
Revolver Mk II. The Webley Pistols
came into service in 1887 and remained in service until well after World War 2.
They went through a great deal of changes in this time. The primary users
of the Webley “Pistols” were the British and her colonies and former colonies;
the design enjoyed few export sales.
The base Webley
Pistol Mark 1 is a top break weapon with a hinged frame and automatic extraction
upon breaking it open. The grip is
in a bird’s head shape, and a ring for a lanyard is at the bottom.
The Mark 1* is a Mark 1 brought up to Mark 2 standards. The Mark 1 was
known as the Webley Green in British military service.
The Mark 2 has a
hardened steel plate added to the breech to reduce wear, a strengthened hammer,
a more rounded grip, a more reliable extractor, a spiral hammer spring instead
of the V-shaped one of the Mark 1, and a smaller stirrup lock.
The Mark 3 is a
Mark 2 with the attachment of the cylinder to the frame made stronger, and a cam
added to allow the cylinder to be completely removed to allow quicker reloading
and more thorough cleaning. Some
were also fitted with longer 6” barrels. It was often known as the “Boer War
Model.”
The Mark 4 is a
Mark 3 made from better steel and with a raised trigger stop, wider cylinder
slots, a case-hardened extractor, and a lighter hammer.
A number of these revolvers were also made with 6” barrels.
The Mark 1** is
a Mark 1 or 1* with a Mark 4’s better-quality barrel and a Mark 5’s heavier
cylinder. The Mark 2** is a Mark 2
with the same modifications. The
Mark 1**, 6in Barrel is the Mark 1** with (of course) a 6” barrel.
The Mark 2**, 6in Barrel is the same, but based on a Mark 2.
All these versions were made for the Royal Navy.
The Mark 5 is
essentially a Mark 4 with a heavier frame and longer barrel. The Mark 5
(sometimes called the Army Express Model) was the largest version of the Webley
Pistol produced at the time, and was introduced to coincide with the
introduction of the Colt Single Action Army to the European powers (and public)
at a British national gun show which was attended by many countries’ gun makers.
The Webley Mark 5 was normally chambered for the standard .455 Webley
Revolver Mk II round, though for export (primarily to the US, Mexico, Central
America, and South America) it was chambered for .45 Long Colt, and a very few
were chambered for .44-40 Winchester.
A version chambered for .476 Enfield was also built at the request of the
Cape Mounted Rifles, who operated in South Africa.
The standard barrel for the Mark 5 was an octagonal 5.5-inch barrel, but
another version, the Mark 5, 6in Barrel, used a 6-inch barrel (as the name would
suggest). The Mark 5, 6in Barrel
was chambered only for .455 Webley Revolver Mk II.
The Mark 5 New Model Army Express is a minor variant of the Mark 5; it
used a bird’s head butt, and the loading gate was simplified. Some had Silver &
Fletcher and extractors. For game
purposes, it is identical to the standard Mark 5.
The Mark 5, 6in
Barrel is a Mark 5 with a 6” barrel fitted as standard, and the front sight made
removable. The Mark 6 has a 6 inch
barrel, a more square-cut grip, and components modified to facilitate faster
production. This is the most common
model of the Webley Pistol. The
Mark 6 .22 was a small-caliber version designed for practice and to introduce
new shooters to the revolver. The Mark 6 was used by the British military from
1915 to the end of World War 2, though it was manufactured only until 1921.
An oddment of Mark 6 was its ability to take a special bayonet; it was
not that useful in bayonet fighting, but was regarded as an excellent knife.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Marks 1, 1*, 2 |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
0.99 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$173 |
Marks 3, 4 (4” Barrel) |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
0.99 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$173 |
Marks 3, 4 (6” Barrel) |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
1.09 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$194 |
Mark 5 |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
1.01 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$167 |
Marks 1**, 2** |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
1 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$167 |
Marks 1** & 2**, 6in
Barrel |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
1.1 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$188 |
Mark 5 |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
1.03 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$190 |
Mark 5 |
.45 Long Colt |
1.26 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$262 |
Mark 5 |
.44-40 Winchester |
1.19 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$246 |
Mark 5 |
.476 Enfield |
1.1 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$214 |
Mark 5, 6in Barrel |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
1.07 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$188 |
Mark 6 |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
1.09 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$188 |
Mark 6 .22 |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.08 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$106 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Marks 1, 1*, 2 |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
Marks 3, 4 (4”) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
Marks 3, 4 (6”) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
2 |
4 |
Nil |
16 |
Mark 5 |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
Marks 1**, 2** |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
Marks 1** & 2**, 6in Barrel |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
16 |
Mark 5 (.455) |
DAR |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
15 |
Mark 5 (.45) |
DAR |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
15 |
Mark 5 (.44-40) |
DAR |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
14 |
Mark 5 (.476) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
13 |
Mark 5, 6in Barrel |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
2 |
4 |
Nil |
16 |
Mark 6 |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
16 |
Mark 6 .22 |
DAR |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
11 |
Webley-Fosbury Automatic Revolver
Notes:
This weapon is in a class of its own – a semiautomatic revolver.
The force of recoil actually drives the barrel back over the frame, which
cocks the weapon and rotates the cylinder.
It was, unfortunately, a very complicated mechanism that was prone to
jamming from dirt or simple lack of care.
It was a novelty weapon that was adopted by many British officers, who
found them jamming at the wrong moment during the first year of World War 1, and
was quickly discarded. The
Webley-Fosbuy was never officially adopted by the British Army and was bought
primarily by officers as a sidearm; chauvinism made the officers’ corps feel
that the Webley-Fosbury was too complicated for the enlisted man to understand.
It should be noted that the US Army trialed the Webley-Fosbury in 1907, but felt
that it had so many shortcomings that it could not be taken seriously as a
military pistol.
The
Webley-Fosbury came at an unusual, transitional period of handgun use in world
armies. Some, like the British, were clinging to revolvers, while most were
converting to automatic pistols.
The Webley-Fosbury took sort of a middle road in this development.
Its 6-inch barrel made is very large for even a revolver, yet the round
used and the long barrel gave it exceptional power.
The Webley-Fosbury was simply too prone to dirt and had too complicated a
mechanism that in practice took considerable user acumen.
Nonetheless, it had its strong points – aside from the accuracy and
power, the break-open action with automatic case ejection could make reloading
rather quick. (To achieve full
automatic ejection, the Wesbley-Fosbury had to be broken open completely; a
“half-open” intermediate position was also available, allowing the user to load
and reload cartridges individually.
This also allowed the shooter to check how full his cylinder was.) If a round
turns out to be a dud or falls on an empty or fired round, the entire top frame
must be pulled back to advance the cylinder to the next cartridge. The
Webley-Fosbury is also single-action only, necessary due to the design of the
weapon.
The Model 1902
version differed from the above Model 1901 in being chambered for .38 ACP (not
to be confused with the .380 ACP), and issued primarily to London police.
It also had some sales to civilians.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Webley-Fosbury |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk II |
1.24 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$221 |
Webley-Fosbury |
.38 ACP |
1.24 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$163 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Webley-Fosbury (.455) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
16 |
Webley-Fosbury (.38) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
13 |
Webley Pocket Hammerless
Notes:
Though the official chambering for this revolver was .320 Revolver, is
could just as easily fire .32 Long Colt, .32 Short Colt, or .32 Smith & Wesson
Long without any changes. It is a
nickel-plated inexpensive weapon designed to be slipped into a pocket for
personal defense or concealment.
Though it was built at a slow rate for more than 10 years, it is probable that
less than 10,000 were made. They
still show up regularly to this day, however.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Webley Pocket
Hammerless |
.320 Revolver or .32 Long
Colt, or .32 Short Colt, or .32 Smith & Wesson Long |
0.48 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$98 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Pocket Hammerless (.320) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
7 |
Pocket Hammerless (.32 Long Colt) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
5 |
Pocket Hammerless (.32 Short Colt) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
7 |
Pocket Hammerless (.32 S&W Long) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
5 |
Webley Pocket Pistol No 3
Notes:
This was a far more popular weapon than the Pocket Hammerless; over
55,000 were built, and when introduced, cost British citizens a mere 3 Pounds to
buy. Government and police sales
were also made. Some had adjustable
sights, shrouded hammers, and no trigger guards with folding triggers.
Small numbers of the Pocket Pistol were also chambered for .320 Revolver
cartridges; these can be identified by the cylinder, which is smaller in the
front than in the back.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Pocket Pistol No 3 |
.38 Special |
0.54 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$156 |
Pocket Pistol No 3 |
.320 Revolver |
0.35 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$98 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Pocket Pistol (.38) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
4 |
Pocket Pistol (.320) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
7 |
Webley RIC
Notes:
The RIC is a heavy-frame, short-barreled revolver designed for official
use, able to be used as much as a club as a revolver.
It was designed for the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), hence the name.
As such, it was used for many decades, as well as being sold commercially
and to several other British and colonial police forces, and by German and
Belgian police early in the 20th century; it was, however, introduced
in 1872, and sold primarily to civilians until the beginning of the 20th
century. The .450 Revolver-firing version was considered especially desirable,
as it had the best record in the reliability department.
The RIC inspired
a number of copies (mostly unlicensed), in Britain and in several other European
countries, particularly Belgium and Spain.
These versions were typically called “Bulldogs,” regardless of their
actual name. The Bulldogs were
normally chambered in such a manner as to attract customers in their own
countries or civilian customers.
Craftsmanship generally fell short of the RIC, however, they also typically had
shorter barrels; 3.2 inches was common, where the RIC normally had a 4-inch
barrel; the Bulldogs also normally had generally lighter construction.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
RIC |
.44 Webley |
0.85 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$215 |
RIC |
.450 Revolver |
0.85 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$225 |
RIC |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk I |
0.85 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$264 |
RIC |
.476 Enfield |
0.85 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$255 |
Bulldog |
.44 Webley |
0.52 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$140 |
Bulldog |
.45 Webley |
0.52 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$164 |
Bulldog |
10.6mm German Ordnance |
0.58 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$183 |
Bulldog |
.320 Revolver |
0.51 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$93 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
RIC (.44) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
RIC (.450) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
10 |
RIC (.455) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
8 |
RIC (.476) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
8 |
Bulldog (.44) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
5 |
Bulldog (.45) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
5 |
Bulldog (10.6mm) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
5 |
Bulldog (.320) |
DAR |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
5 |
Webley WG
Notes:
The Webley WG as designed by a new Webley employee (at the time), Michael
Kaufman. It introduced a number of
improvements which later became standard on other Webley revolvers, and it was
widely sold to British officers and travelers going to the wilder parts of the
kingdom. WG is generally said to
stand for “Webley Government,” but some say it stands for “Webley-Green,” after
the inventor of the stirrup lock.
The WG does not include a safety.
The Service model is the most common one, produced for the military.
The Target model is a long-barreled version produced for competition; it
had a long 7.5-inch barrel, a match trigger, and a sideplate that allowed access
to the mechanism.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
WG Service |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk I |
1.14 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$208 |
WG Target |
.455 Webley Revolver Mk I |
1.19 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$223 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
WG Service |
DAR |
2 |
1-Nil |
2 |
4 |
Nil |
17 |
WG Target |
DAR |
2 |
1-Nil |
2 |
5 |
Nil |
22 |
Webley-Wilkinson
Notes:
Wilkinson Sword, the British company that had long been a supplier to the
British government of swords, daggers, and knives, decided the time had changed
around the end of the 19th century and that they needed a firearm to
sell to bolster flagging sales of their blades.
They therefore asked Webley to help them built a high-quality revolver
for sale to British officers and the officers of other European countries.
The British officer of the time was allowed to use any sort of sidearm he
wished, as long as it fired .455 Webley ammunition.
They designed a revolver with stainless steel plating and the
highest-possible grade of steel for the parts of the weapon.
Some enterprising officers later rechambered their weapons to fire .450
Revolver or .476 Enfield ammunition, but these conversions are relatively rare.
Due to the high quality of manufacture, a Webley-Wilkinson encountered
today can still be expected to function flawlessly.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Webley-Wilkinson |
.45 Webley Revolver Mk I |
0.92 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$276 |
Webley-Wilkinson |
.450 Revolver |
0.92 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$240 |
Webley-Wilkinson |
.476 Enfield |
0.92 kg |
6 Cylinder |
$287 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Webley-Wilkinson (.455) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
12 |
Webley-Wilkinson (.450) |
DAR |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
15 |
Webley-Wilkinson (.476) |
DAR |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
12 |