Webley Fosbery Automatic Revolver 1900

This antique revolver was produced by Webley & Scott of Birmingham from 1899 to 1939. The Webley Fosbery Automatic was designed by the English officer G. Vincent Fosbery. This revolver wasn’t designated as an official service weapon of the British Army, because its complicated construction, but many officers paid for their own Webley-Fosberys. This great gun was used until after the First World War .

The antique revolver of repeating-action is based on the recoil energy of the fired cartridge. When fire the first shot, the hammer had to be cocked manually into the single-action position. After the shot was fired the barrel and cylinder were pushed back 20 mm. This load the hammer again and rotated the cylinder by 1/12 turn. The barrel and cylinder had moved-back far enough, a catch spring pushed the barrel and the cylinder forwards again, while the cylinder rotated through another 1/12 turn. Next cylinder chamber was in front of the barrel. The repeating-action fire the last five shots carried out automatically caused by the recoil energy. The cylinder stop that locks, and the cylinder has been housed in the upper bridge. The stud for the repeating action is located in the frame below the cylinder.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

-Calibre: .455 or .38″ ACP

-Catridge capacity: six-shot

-Operation: single action

-Firing system: centre fire

-Breach-loading: bolt handle on upper bridge

-Length: 220 mm, 270 mm or 307 mm (8.7″, 10.6″ or 12.1″)

-Barrel length: 102 mm, 152 mm or 190 mm (4″, 6″, 7.5″)

-Weight: 33.2 to 37.7 oz. (940 to 1070 g)