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<blockquote data-quote="RickN" data-source="post: 3557007" data-attributes="member: 8854"><p>I never owned one but a friend did. Rat never would sell it to me. The Webley-Fosbery semi auto revolver. His was in 455.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-automatic_pistol" target="_blank">Semi-automatic pistols</a> were just beginning to appear when Colonel Fosbery (1832–1907) devised a revolver that cocked the hammer and rotated the cylinder by sliding the action, cylinder and barrel assembly back on the frame. The prototype was a modified <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Single_Action_Army" target="_blank">Colt Single Action Army</a> revolver. Fosbery patented his invention 16 August 1895 and further improvements were patented in June and October 1896.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley%E2%80%93Fosbery_Automatic_Revolver#cite_note-Kinard2004-1" target="_blank">[1]</a></p><p></p><p>Fosbery took his design to P. Webley & Son of Birmingham. P. Webley & Son, which merged with W.C. Scott & Sons and Richard Ellis & Son in 1897 to form the Webley & Scott Revolver and Arms Co., was the primary manufacturer of service pistols for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army" target="_blank">British Army</a> as well as producing firearms for civilian use. Webley further developed the design and the <strong>Webley–Fosbery Automatic Revolver</strong> was introduced at the matches at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisley,_Surrey" target="_blank">Bisley</a> of July 1900.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley%E2%80%93Fosbery_Automatic_Revolver#cite_note-Kinard2004-1" target="_blank">[1]</a></p><p></p><p>The revolver was initially made in .455 calibre for the British service cartridge, and later in .38 ACP. While the .455 version had a standard 6-round cylinder, the .38 high velocity (.38 Colt ACP) version had eight chambers and could be loaded by a circular <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_clip" target="_blank">full-moon clip</a>. The .38 version had a shorter cylinder, and thus shorter recoil stroke. Some were made with the short frame in .455 calibre. A variety of modifications led to the production of 6 different models, Marks I through VI.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]201032[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RickN, post: 3557007, member: 8854"] I never owned one but a friend did. Rat never would sell it to me. The Webley-Fosbery semi auto revolver. His was in 455. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-automatic_pistol']Semi-automatic pistols[/URL] were just beginning to appear when Colonel Fosbery (1832–1907) devised a revolver that cocked the hammer and rotated the cylinder by sliding the action, cylinder and barrel assembly back on the frame. The prototype was a modified [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Single_Action_Army']Colt Single Action Army[/URL] revolver. Fosbery patented his invention 16 August 1895 and further improvements were patented in June and October 1896.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley%E2%80%93Fosbery_Automatic_Revolver#cite_note-Kinard2004-1'][1][/URL] Fosbery took his design to P. Webley & Son of Birmingham. P. Webley & Son, which merged with W.C. Scott & Sons and Richard Ellis & Son in 1897 to form the Webley & Scott Revolver and Arms Co., was the primary manufacturer of service pistols for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army']British Army[/URL] as well as producing firearms for civilian use. Webley further developed the design and the [B]Webley–Fosbery Automatic Revolver[/B] was introduced at the matches at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisley,_Surrey']Bisley[/URL] of July 1900.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley%E2%80%93Fosbery_Automatic_Revolver#cite_note-Kinard2004-1'][1][/URL] The revolver was initially made in .455 calibre for the British service cartridge, and later in .38 ACP. While the .455 version had a standard 6-round cylinder, the .38 high velocity (.38 Colt ACP) version had eight chambers and could be loaded by a circular [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_clip']full-moon clip[/URL]. The .38 version had a shorter cylinder, and thus shorter recoil stroke. Some were made with the short frame in .455 calibre. A variety of modifications led to the production of 6 different models, Marks I through VI. [ATTACH=full]201032[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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