The Webley revolver is a British top-break, self-extracting revolver produced by the Webley & Scott company, adopted as the standard sidearm of the British armed forces beginning in the 1880s and continuing in various marks through the First and Second World Wars, with the Webley Mark VI, introduced in 1915, being the most widely issued version among British and Commonwealth officers and specialist troops in the trenches of the First World War. Its top-break action allowed the barrel to hinge downward, automatically ejecting all six spent cartridge cases at once and permitting a faster reload than a conventional swing-out cylinder revolver of the period, an advantage valued by officers and cavalry troopers who needed to reload quickly under pressure. Chambered for the large .455 Webley cartridge, the revolver remained in official British service in a supporting role alongside newer semi-automatic pistols well into the Second World War, and its top-break mechanism influenced later revolver designs across multiple countries.
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Which Webley revolver model is the best known?
The Mk VI of 1915 is the best-known Webley.
The Webley Mk VI is the best-known model. It was introduced in 1915, during wartime, and fires the large .455 Webley cartridge. The Mk I service revolver had been adopted much earlier, in 1887, and the Mk IV rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899 to 1902.
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WikipediaLead paragraph
The Webley is a top-break revolver and breaking the revolver operates the extractor, which removes cartridges from the cylinder.
Lead paragraph, Mk I adoption sentence
The Webley Mk I service revolver was adopted in 1887, and the Mk IV rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899-1902.
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The Webley Revolver (also known as the Webley Top-Break Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various designations, a standard issue service revolver for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, and countries of the British Empire, from 1887 to 1963.
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.455 Webley Mk II .45 ACP
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1887-1963
Used In: Second Boer War, Infobox: wars
Second Boer War Boxer Rebellion World War I Easter Rising Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War World War II Northern Campaign Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Arab-Israeli war Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War British colonial conflicts Rhodesian Bush War Border Campaign The Troubles
Used In: Boxer Rebellion, Infobox: wars
Second Boer War Boxer Rebellion World War I Easter Rising Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War World War II Northern Campaign Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Arab-Israeli war Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War British colonial conflicts Rhodesian Bush War Border Campaign The Troubles
Used In: World War I, Article text
However, due to the high number of available Mark VI revolvers, the Mark VI saw extensive service during World War II.
Used In: World War II, Article text
However, due to the high number of available Mark VI revolvers, the Mark VI saw extensive service during World War II.
Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
Second Boer War Boxer Rebellion World War I Easter Rising Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War World War II Northern Campaign Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Arab-Israeli war Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War British colonial conflicts Rhodesian Bush War Border Campaign The Troubles
Used In: Korean War, Article text
An armourer stationed in West Germany joked that by the time they were officially retired in 1963, the ammunition allowance was "two cartridges per man, per year." The Webley Mk IV .38 revolver was not completely replaced by the Browning Hi-Power until 1963, and saw use in the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, Malayan Emergency, and the Rhodesian Bush War.
Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
Second Boer War Boxer Rebellion World War I Easter Rising Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War World War II Northern Campaign Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Arab-Israeli war Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War British colonial conflicts Rhodesian Bush War Border Campaign The Troubles
Operated By: British Army, Wikipedia article text
The Mark IV remained the standard issue sidearm of the British Army until the adoption of the Browning Hi-Power in the 1954.
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