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Webley Longspur

Small Arms And Sidearms

The Webley Longspur is an early British percussion revolver patented in 1853, the first revolver produced by the Webley and Son gunmaking firm that later became the famous Webley company. It was an open-frame, five-shot, single-action design chambered for a .455 caliber round, built to compete against the established Colt and Adams revolvers of the day. Roughly 2,000 were produced between 1853 and 1865, and the design remained in service use through about 1867. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
.455 Webley 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1853 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Connections

Used In

American Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Webley Longspur
Crimean War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Webley Longspur
Indian Rebellion of 1857, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Webley Longspur
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Manufactured By

Webley & Scott

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Webley Longspur
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Webley Longspur
  • Infobox: service
    1853-1867
  • Infobox: caliber .455 (11.6mm)
  • Used In: Crimean War, Infobox: wars
    Crimean War Indian Rebellion of 1857 American Civil War Fenian Raid
  • Used In: Indian Rebellion of 1857, Infobox: wars
    Crimean War Indian Rebellion of 1857 American Civil War Fenian Raid
  • Used In: American Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Crimean War Indian Rebellion of 1857 American Civil War Fenian Raid
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Wikidata: Webley Longspur
Wikidata Q30895064, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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