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IMPERIAL HANDGUN .40" UP TO .449"
44 WEBLEY
44 · 8 headstamps · 4 scans
| Calibre | 44 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL HANDGUN .40" UP TO .449" · 12 images |
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
Research notes
The 44 Webley is the American designation of the 442 Royal Irish Constabulary revolver developed in 1868. It was manufactured in the US up to the early 1940’s and was at a stage a popular self-defence caliber in pocket type revolvers. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 419)
Provenance
2019Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer