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Webley-Pryse Revolver

Name: Webley-Pryse Revolver
Brand: Webley & Scott

Double action revolver · .455 Webley · introduced 1877

Also known as Webley-Pryse No. 4, Pryse Pattern Revolver

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About the Webley-Pryse Revolver

The Webley-Pryse Revolver is a British top-break, double-action centre-fire revolver introduced in 1877 after Webley acquired Charles Pryse's patents for a self-extracting hinged frame. Typically chambered in .455 Webley and the earlier .450 Adams, its twin opposing locking levers behind the cylinder and automatic ejection made it a fast-reloading service-pattern revolver that established the design lineage leading to the later Webley Mark series.

Webley bought Charles Pryse's hinged self-extracting frame patent in 1877 and rushed the design to market, creating the template from which every famous Webley service revolver that followed would be derived.

Webley-Pryse Revolver specifications

General

Type: Revolver
Action: Double action revolver
Firing mechanism: Double action
Trigger: Double action
Calibres: .455 Webley, .450 Adams
Magazine capacity: 6 rounds
Magazine: Internal

Dimensions

Barrel length: 152 mm (6.0 in)
Overall length: 286 mm (11.3 in)
Weight (empty): 1.08 kg (2.38 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand
Grooves: 7

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Wood
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 198 m/s (650 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 407 J (300 ft·lb)
Effective range: 45 m

History

Introduced: 1877
Discontinued: 1895
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: GB
Designer: Charles Pryse

Available calibres

.455 Webley.450 Adams

Features

Top break action
Self extracting
Twin locking levers
Fixed sights

The Webley-Pryse used twin locking bolts worked by opposing finger levers behind the cylinder. It was offered in many calibers and barrel lengths and was widely purchased privately by British officers.