Vanity: Webley Mark VI .45 acp

12/22/11 | mylife

[mylife]

Today, I found a Webley Mark VI chambered for 45 acp, in very good to excellent condition.

It was for sale on consignment for $545 I am uncertain as to the date of manufacture (I didnt look it over)

Is this a fair price? I cant stop thinking about it.

[2111USMC]

Neat looking piece.

Are the grips plastic or wood?

[mylife]

I will test it out tomorrow. I would have shot it today but I had stuff I had to get done.
I didn’t get the good deal you got.
You got yours 8% below dealers cost!
I paid 8% above.

I’m impressed with it so far.

[mylife]

Thanks for that info.
I kinda figured as much.

[mylife]

Hard rubber.

[Parley Baer]

I don’t know. It has been awhile since I studied up on the Webleys. Like anything else the rarity, condition and demand will be the factors in determining the price. As stated above you can look on websites such as www.gunbroker.com and see what the going rate is.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

You need to research it. I don’t think converted Webley’s can handle the factory ACP loads, so it would be a handloader’s special. Also, conversions tend to destroy the collector value.

[omega4179]

those are collectible now.

[mylife]

They were converted by webley at the factory.

Conversion is probably the wrong word.
they were produced in .45 acp at the factory, thought the original design was .455

[mylife]

That is my hope.

[omega4179]

britishmilitariaforums.yuku.com/topic/9296/CAUTION—455-REVOLVERS-ALTERED—SHOOT-45-ACP—45-Auto-Rim#.TvP-8zJZ40k

[Lurker]

Actually these were converted specifically for use with mil-spec .45 ammo and were for war time use. They are fairly collectible and from what I’ve heard are good shooters.

Ironically enough so many of them were converted in this fashion that if you run across on in the original .455 they command a pretty nice premium.

[mylife]

Dude! You are making me sad!

[Octar]

Thanks for the tip. I was thinking of a pocket holster that she could use in her purse.

Don't let her keep her gun in her purse. That's the first thing the bum will grab away from her. My wife carries her LC9 or her Walther in her pocket. Hope this helps.

[mylife]

Apparently that is the only documented case on the web

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=101007

[calex59]

I owned one of these when I was young and dumb. I had the half moon clips you need in order to fire the .45 ACP round in the revolver. I was stupid and sold it. It was a great gun and very accurate, heavy and hard to conceal but it was a great gun. I wish I had kept it. I have no idea what one would go for now.

[2111USMC]

The Webley revolver went through a number of changes, culminating in the Mk VI, which was in production between 1915 and 1923. The large .455 Webly revolvers were retired in 1947, although the Webley Mk IV .38/200 remained in service until 1963 alongside the Enfield No. 2 Mk I revolver. Commercial versions of all Webley service revolvers were also sold to the civilian market, along with a number of similar designs (such as the Webley-Government and Webley-Wilkinson) that were not officially adopted for service, but were nonetheless purchased privately by military officers.

[central_va]

If you don't know what this is you are about to find out.

[mylife]

That is exactly what this is.

[Billy Dixon]

After looking in my Blue Book of Firearms Values,1.Webley never made a MKVI of any other service revolver in 45ACP, that one has been worked over by some gun butcher to shoot 45 ACP in 1/2 moon clips. 2.The original caliber was 455 Webley MKII, you have to shoot low power 45 ACP ammo ,the stuff you get over the counter can damage the gun. 3.Needless to say the collector value is gone and it's worth between $100-250 at the most. Unless you want a shooter and are willing to or have someone else reload low power ammo this isn't a good deal. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news

[mylife]

I know.