![]() ![]() ![]() Dropping the frame exposed six chambers where cartridges could be loaded singly or by means of one of the patented “quick-loaders” of the period. The revolver was loaded and cleared by “breaking” it open via a thumb-operated “stirrup latch” located behind the recoil shield. 455 Webley cartridge, a smokeless-powder round with approximately two-thirds the puissance of a. While Marks I through V were certainly reliable, robust arms, the Mark VI incorporated all of the virtues of the earlier models and added a few advantages of its own. The Mark VI, which first appeared in mid-1915, was actually the final installment in a series of top-break service revolvers that were first accepted into British military service in 1887. Many firearm experts have called the Webley Mark VI “the finest military revolver ever designed,” and there is much merit in that statement. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. This article appeared originally as "Exploded View: Webley Mark VI Revolver" in the May 2003 issue of American Rifleman. ![]()
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