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[[File:PryseNumber4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Webley-Pryse No. 4 revolver]] | [[File:PryseNumber4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Webley-Pryse No. 4 revolver]] | ||
[[File:NiceWebleyPryseRevolver.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|Webley-Pryse No. 4 revolver. Courtesy of the National Rifleman Association National Firearms Museum]] | [[File:NiceWebleyPryseRevolver.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|Webley-Pryse No. 4 revolver. Courtesy of the National Rifleman Association National Firearms Museum]] | ||
The Webley Pryse revolver was a British revolver fitted with a six-round cylinder. In 1876, the British firearm engineer Charles Pryse designed a tip-down, break-open revolver with a rebounding hammer action and simultaneous extraction of spent cartridges. This Fourth Model Webley-Pryse, recognizable by its fluted cylinder, was made in calibers ranging from .32 in to .577 in, but the majority were manufactured in caliber .455 in. | The Webley Pryse revolver was a British revolver fitted with a six-round cylinder. In 1876, the British firearm engineer Charles Pryse designed a tip-down, break-open revolver with a rebounding hammer action and simultaneous extraction of spent cartridges. This Fourth Model Webley-Pryse, recognizable by its fluted cylinder, was made in calibers ranging from .32 in to .577 in, but the majority were manufactured in caliber .455 in. | ||
== | ==Film== | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor''' | ||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character''' | ||
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| ''[[Zulu Dawn]]''||[[Denholm Elliott]]||Colonel Pulleine|| ||1979 | |||
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| ''[[A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov)]]'' || [[Semyon Farada]] || Mr. Thompson || || 1987 | |||
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| ''[[ | | ''[[A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov)]]'' || || A robber || || 1987 | ||
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| ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' || [[Eddie Marsan]] || Inspector Lestrade || | | ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' || [[Eddie Marsan]] || Inspector Lestrade || || 2009 | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 13 August 2019
The Webley Pryse revolver was a British revolver fitted with a six-round cylinder. In 1876, the British firearm engineer Charles Pryse designed a tip-down, break-open revolver with a rebounding hammer action and simultaneous extraction of spent cartridges. This Fourth Model Webley-Pryse, recognizable by its fluted cylinder, was made in calibers ranging from .32 in to .577 in, but the majority were manufactured in caliber .455 in.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zulu Dawn | Denholm Elliott | Colonel Pulleine | 1979 | |
| A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) | Semyon Farada | Mr. Thompson | 1987 | |
| A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) | A robber | 1987 | ||
| Sherlock Holmes | Eddie Marsan | Inspector Lestrade | 2009 |