Webley Fosbery

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"7Oren Truitt · 306 weeks ago

I have corresponded with them, they now have a Facebook page, and the projected price quoted to me was $800 US for either .455 Webley or .38"
 
Well, if they ever do get them in production, they'll likely be less expensive than the .357 Mag. Webley that was being made in the UK at something like USD $6k. How ironic that they can't sell any IN the UK.

By the time they reach production (if...), we likey won't be allowed to buy them anyway. Maybe the mysterious "Category 19" in Bill C-71 is reserved for devious devices like "automatic revolvers." Even better, "Assault-style revolvers"!
 
There was a company that was going to bring back the Merwin Hulbert revolvers a few years back. Would have thought it would have better odds than this model being popular enough to get off the ground. When it failed Sharps Rifle Company bought what remained and returned deposits.

Would be great fun to see some of these go again but the chances aren't too good. Or if they do fly the cost will be nuts. How much is the new manufacture Martini rifle going for?
 
what I would do for a W-F in 38 ACP, 4".

a 9mm reproduction would be awesome.

btw, the Mauser zig-zag is not an automatic revolver. It's a traditional revolver.
 
vagrantviking said:
...Would be great fun to see some of these go again but the chances aren't too good. Or if they do fly the cost will be nuts. How much is the new manufacture Martini rifle going for?
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Oh dear, yes. Couldn't find a link to the new Martinis but I recall they were in the $2500 USD range. That is one design I wish the Italian manufacturers would take on.

Here's a link to the "new" Webley in .357 Mag. I was a little conservative on the price. It's quoted as £6500, about $11,500 CDN at the currrent exchange rate.

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Maybe Caramel will buy one and give us a range report! :evil:

JaredP said:
what I would do for a W-F in 38 ACP, 4"
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4"?? Good God, man- you'd be tempted to go around shooting people! Now >105mm would be another thing entirely :) Does seem a bit odd that they chambered it in ,357 rather than .38 Spec. or 45 Colt but perhaps the thinking was that the .455 Webley was considered a "manstopper" in its day, as was the .357 Mag. Mind you, anyone who can afford that new Webley might not balk at the original chambering (?). Webley did make a special target model back in the day:
 

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Ian Mccallum's shooting the Webley-Fosbery is also an interesting video, especially the slow motion clip. Thanks for the thread Ganderite, as always an interesting read.
 
bigrack said:
Ian Mccallum's shooting the Webley-Fosbery is also an interesting video, especially the slow motion clip. Thanks for the thread Ganderite, as always an interesting read.
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Yup. Ian McC has a seriously cool job. (Where is the "insanely jealous" emoji when I want one?)
 
hatman1793 said:
The Webley top break revolver, sufficiently beefed up to handle the 357 magnum cartridge is a winner!

And why not? A seriously old & proven design adapted to a 1935 cartridge? You bet!!

Think they wouldn’t sell? If they adapted it to fire the 357 mag, 45 Colt is just around the corner. Truly!
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Janz in Germany were showing a .357 Webley at the last two IWA's. Pricing it lower than Anderson. No interest apparently so they never produced more than a few prototypes.
 
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