A .455 WEBLEY FOSBERY PATENT MODEL 1902 RECOIL-OPERATED REVOLVER BY ARMY & NAVY, NO. 844

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A .455 WEBLEY FOSBERY PATENT MODEL 1902 RECOIL-OPERATED REVOLVER BY ARMY & NAVY, NO. 844
The solid recoiling-frame with standard safety-bolt, standard Webley cylinder-release, with much nickel-plated finish (added), the butt with chequered composition grips and lanyard-ring, the barrel with fixed high-blade fore-sight and standard back-sight
6in. barrel, Cordite proof
AND:-
A B.S.A. .22 AIR RIFLE, NO. S48341
Standard specifications and finish

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Colonel G. Vincent Fosbery, V.C., obtained his initial patents for a recoil-operated revolver in 1895 and Webley revolvers built on this system went on to achieve considerable fame as robust and accurate target and military pistols

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