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[[Image:wgr.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Webley- | The '''Webley "WG" Army Model''' (the 'WG' for "Webley Government", but often incorrectly referenced as "Webley-Green") is a break-top, auto-extracting revolver, with six-inch barrel. It saw manufacture in the late 1890's. Despite the "Army Model" imprint (found on the bridge above the cylinder), the WG was not an official British service revolver, but rather a commercial version chambered for the .455 Webley service round, that would be available for private purchase by British military officers. | ||
=== | ===Specifications=== | ||
''(1889 - 1910)'' | |||
'''Type:''' Revolver | |||
'''Caliber:''' .455 Webley | |||
'''Capacity:''' 6 rounds | |||
'''Fire Modes:''' Single Shot (Double Action) | |||
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==Film== | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Character''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="125"|'''Note''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date''' | |||
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| rowspan=2|''[[The Terror of the Tongs]]'' || Geoffrey Toone || Captain Jackson Sale || rowspan=2|Model 1889 with square butt || rowspan=2|1961 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Richard Leech]] || Inspector Bob Dean | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' || || ||Opening credits||1969 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2|''[[Young Winston]]'' || [[Simon Ward]] || Winston Churchill || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1972 | |||
|- | |||
| || British officers | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[A Boy and His Dog]]''||[[Don Johnson]]||Vic|| || 1975 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1977)|The Island of Dr Moreau]]'' || [[Nigel Davenport]] || Montgomery || || 1977 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[1941]]''||[[Lorraine Gary]]||Joan Douglas||Model 1889 with square butt||1979 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2|''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' || [[Donald Churchill]] || Dr. Watson || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1983 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ian Richardson]] || Sherlock Holmes | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Sign of Four, The (1983)|The Sign of Four]]'' || Thorley Walters || Major John Sholto || || 1983 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''|| ||Wing Kong member|| || 1986 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' ||[[Harrison Ford]]||Indiana Jones|| ||1989 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''||[[Sean Connery]]||Allan Quartermain|| ||2003 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''||[[Harrison Ford]]||Indiana Jones|| ||2008 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2|''[[The Wolfman]]'' ||[[Hugo Weaving]]||Inspector Aberline|| rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|2010 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Emily Blunt]]||Gwen Conliffe | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Television== | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Character''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="125"|'''Note''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date''' | |||
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| rowspan=2|''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' || [[Terence Rigby]] || Dr. Watson || || rowspan=2|1982 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Tom Baker]] || Sherlock Holmes || Only on promotional image | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2| ''[[Anzacs]]'' ||[[Jon Blake]]|| Captain Flanagan || ||rowspan=2| 1985 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Andrew Clarke]] || Captain Martin "Marty" Barrington || | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2|''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot - Season 2|Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat]]'' || [[Hugh Fraser]] || Captain Arthur Hastings || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1990 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Anthony Pedley]] || Mafia hitman | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[The Walking Dead - Season 3]] || ||Mexican Survivor ||wood grips||2013 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
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[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Revolver]] | [[Category:Revolver]] |
Latest revision as of 19:39, 10 March 2021
The Webley "WG" Army Model (the 'WG' for "Webley Government", but often incorrectly referenced as "Webley-Green") is a break-top, auto-extracting revolver, with six-inch barrel. It saw manufacture in the late 1890's. Despite the "Army Model" imprint (found on the bridge above the cylinder), the WG was not an official British service revolver, but rather a commercial version chambered for the .455 Webley service round, that would be available for private purchase by British military officers.
Specifications
(1889 - 1910)
Type: Revolver
Caliber: .455 Webley
Capacity: 6 rounds
Fire Modes: Single Shot (Double Action)
The Webley "WG" Army Model and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Terror of the Tongs | Geoffrey Toone | Captain Jackson Sale | Model 1889 with square butt | 1961 |
Richard Leech | Inspector Bob Dean | |||
Oh! What a Lovely War | Opening credits | 1969 | ||
Young Winston | Simon Ward | Winston Churchill | 1972 | |
British officers | ||||
A Boy and His Dog | Don Johnson | Vic | 1975 | |
The Island of Dr Moreau | Nigel Davenport | Montgomery | 1977 | |
1941 | Lorraine Gary | Joan Douglas | Model 1889 with square butt | 1979 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles | Donald Churchill | Dr. Watson | 1983 | |
Ian Richardson | Sherlock Holmes | |||
The Sign of Four | Thorley Walters | Major John Sholto | 1983 | |
Big Trouble in Little China | Wing Kong member | 1986 | ||
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Harrison Ford | Indiana Jones | 1989 | |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Sean Connery | Allan Quartermain | 2003 | |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Harrison Ford | Indiana Jones | 2008 | |
The Wolfman | Hugo Weaving | Inspector Aberline | 2010 | |
Emily Blunt | Gwen Conliffe |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Hound of the Baskervilles | Terence Rigby | Dr. Watson | 1982 | |
Tom Baker | Sherlock Holmes | Only on promotional image | ||
Anzacs | Jon Blake | Captain Flanagan | 1985 | |
Andrew Clarke | Captain Martin "Marty" Barrington | |||
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat | Hugh Fraser | Captain Arthur Hastings | 1990 | |
Anthony Pedley | Mafia hitman | |||
The Walking Dead - Season 3 | Mexican Survivor | wood grips | 2013 |