An 1859(ish) .44 Webley

[Klunk]

By Her Majestys Royal Letter Patent (thats so kewl...)

....just another 'look what I found' thread....

 

[vega]

Outstanding!

 

[cyclone]

Looks like a longspur - gorgeous !......

 

[oldiron]

That's a fine looking thing. I like the checkering on the old British stuff. What's the screw in the side of the barrel for?

 

[Skinny 1950]

What a find..I really like the generous opening for the caps but with no loading lever you would need a loading stand.Will a #11 cap fit on the nipples??

 

[NorthCoastBigBore]

Wow that's a heckuva find

 

[Klunk]

I believe the screw on the barrel is for some form of rammer.....the photos I have found on the net show most of them missing

I haven't tried any caps on it but will...I have 10s and 11s

After a bit more google:fuming it seems it is more likely a 1st model made around 1853 and didn't come equipped with a rammer.....?

.....if anyone knows a bit more....?

 

[mrclean89]

Wow that is just a sweet looking gun!

Cheers, McLean

 

[mooncoon]

here is a bit later Webley. Not nearly as good a condition as the longspur that Klunk has. I haven't had the nerve to shoot it because it doesn't have a very secure cylinder lock up system. I certainly wish it had the notch in the cylinder and spring loaded lock from below like Colt used

cheers mooncoon

 

[vega]

I wonder if that gun originally shipped with the type of rammer that the Paterson used, where the fulcrum was inserted into the cylinder pin hole?