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[[Image:Webley-MK-4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W]] | [[Image:Webley-MK-4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W]] | ||
[[Image:Arm273.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.IV - .455 Webley]] | |||
[[Image:3Webleys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Three different Webleys. Top to bottom:Mk VI(.455),Mk IV w/5" barrel(38S&W) and a MK IV Pocket Model w/3" barrel(38S&W).]] | [[Image:3Webleys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Three different Webleys. Top to bottom:Mk VI(.455),Mk IV w/5" barrel(38S&W) and a MK IV Pocket Model w/3" barrel(38S&W).]] | ||
Revision as of 05:57, 6 July 2010
The Webley Mk IV revolver was chambered for .38 S&W and used during World War 2 by the British Armed Forces. It is outwardly similar to the Webley Mk VI which was chambered for the larger .455 caliber.
The Webley Mk IV was available in several different versions.
There was the Target Model with a six inch barrel and adjustable target sights and could be had in either the 38 S&W or 22 Long Rifle calibers.
There was the Duty Model which was made with both the five inch and the four inch barrel.
There were two Pocket Models which were available in either 38S&W or 32S&W. There was the Overhand Pocket with the full size grips and a 3 inch barrel and there was the Pocket Model which had a small grips and a three inch barrel.
The Enfield No.2 revolver was similar to the Webley Mk IV., also in 38 S&W, but it's engineering was different. The Webley and the Enfield are not the same design. Despite outward appearances.
The Webley Mk IV revolver can be seen in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:
Film
- Hugh O'Brian as Hugh Lombard and Shirley Eaton as Ann Clyde in Ten Little Indians (1965)
- Ewan Stewart as First Officer William Murdoch in Titanic (1997)
- Seen in the firing range of the abandoned station in Die Another Day
- Nomads in Flight of the Phoenix
- Ben Affleck as Lt. Rafe McCawley in Pearl Harbor
Television
- Miranda Raison as Tallulah in Doctor Who
- Torchwood, primary weapon of main character Captain Jack Harkness
- Peep Show, Series 5 Episode 4
Video Games
Anime
IOF Mk1
The Ordnance Factory Board of India manufactures a .32 ACP caliber double action revolver known as IOF Mk1 with 2-inch (51 mm) barrel that is clearly based on the Webley Mk IV .38 service pistol. It is also known as IOF .32 Revolver and manufactured by the Indian Ordinance Factory Kanpur in India.
