Small Arms of WWI Primer 136: British Webley Fosbery

So could the Fosberry function w/ black powder (given a S&W gas shield)? If so, could one say this was 30 years behind it's time?

I considered buying a Webley-Fosbery by mail order back in the 1960's, but did not relish trying to find the 455 Webley ammo. One of the big mail order companies advertised them for a couple of years, probably for about $45 each. Look at the two-page ad layouts in the back of gun magazines of that era, before 1968.

I’ve found that revolver fascinating ever since I saw one. Really wish I could have one.

would love a 455. short and fat does it as far as caliber go. webley looks awesome. weakness for topbreaks and always had. uhem.. hks 45autorim loader could work. I loooove shotguns. good to know.

That would be a fun range toy, but obviously well suited for field use.

I am excited for the drachinfel length q&a. I think his record is almost 6 hours. Here's hoping you don't come close to that.

While practicality forces me to concur with your conclusion that the Webley Fosbery is totally impractical, it's cool factor is such that I still itch to lay my hands on one. Fortunately, my finances are such that the desire to eat something other than Ramen noodles for the foreseeable future suppresses the aforementioned itch quite nicely ;)

Great to watch this after all of the Forgotten Weapons videos on it

The first insulin was injected into a Type 1 diabetic by Banting and Best in 1922, the 13 year old lived for 13 years, instead of dying within a year as would have been the case afore insulin. Whiting may still have died of diabetes in 1924, but there is a good chance there just wasn't insulin available to him.

I noticed Mae's hand shaking a lot when she was shooting that gun, and wondered if it was the trigger or the balance. Seems not the trigger: I was surprised at how good a group it was. Dashiell Hammett mentions this gun (I think in the Maltese Falcon, possibly the hero's business partner has been killed with one?) I remember reading "Webley Fosbery automatic revolver" and thinking it was a pseudo-English name, and doesn't this guy know there's a difference between automatics and revolvers?, and then discovering that it was a real thing. Still wonder why he name-checked that particular weapon--they must have been very uncommon in the US.

I needed a study break from learning about learning, so I decided to learn about a goofy recoil-operated revolver

That looks like the exact same mechanism the Jackhammer revolving shotgun uses, except flipped upside down.

The safety may be stiff by design, as it actually compresses the action spring to take effect. This would be like a 1911 safety pulling the slide back a fraction of an inch.

But if you have a Reichsrevolver if you get confused about the trigger you just throw the gun at the enemy

Look at all them there shotguns added to the gun wall!!!

I’m snowed in with no power or heat in central Texas, which is crazy weird. I have a little data left and this is just what I needed. Thank you!