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* British officers in ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' (1979) | * British officers in ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' (1979) | ||
* British officers in ''[[Breaker Morant]]'' (1980) | * British officers in ''[[Breaker Morant]]'' (1980) | ||
* [[Edward Woodward]] as Lt. Harry 'Breaker' Morant in ''[[Breaker Morant]]'' (1980) | |||
* [[Bill Hunter]] as Major Barton in ''[[Gallipoli]]'' (1981) | * [[Bill Hunter]] as Major Barton in ''[[Gallipoli]]'' (1981) | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 28 April 2010
The Webley Mk. VI is a version of the Webley Revolver chambered for the massive .455 round. It looks similar to the Webley Mk IV in .38 S&W, though it is slightly larger and thicker due to the larger caliber.
Specifications
- Weight: 2.4 lb (1.1 kg), unloaded
- Length: 11.25 in. (286 mm)
- Cartridge: 455 Webley Mk II
- Calibre: 455 Webley
- Action: Double Action revolver
- Rate of fire: 20–30 rounds/minute
- Muzzle velocity: 620 ft/s (190 m/s)
- Effective range: 50 yd
- Maximum range: 300 yd
- Feed system: 6-round cylinder
- Sights: fixed front blade and rear notch
The Webley Mk. VI revolver can be seen in the following films and video games used by the following actors:
Films
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Richard Burton as Flight Officer David Campbell in The Longest Day (1963)
- British officers in Zulu (1964)
- Stanley Baker as Lt. John Chard in Zulu (1964)
- British officers in Khartoum (1966)
- Used by Denholm Elliott in Too Late the Hero (1970)
- Vito Corleone, played by Robert De Niro, uses one to assassinate Don Fanucci in Godfather Part II, The (1974)
- British officers in Zulu Dawn (1979)
- British officers in Breaker Morant (1980)
- Edward Woodward as Lt. Harry 'Breaker' Morant in Breaker Morant (1980)
- Bill Hunter as Major Barton in Gallipoli (1981)
- Kate Nelligan as Lucy Rose in Eye of the Needle (1981)
- Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986)
- Gary Busey as Frank McBain in Bulletproof (1988)
- Mireille Mossé as Miss Bismuth in The City of Lost Children (1995)
- J.E. Freeman as Eddie Dane in Miller's Crossing (1990)
- Martin Kemp as Reggie Kray in The Krays (1990)
- Police officer of frontier in Cyborg Cop (1993)
- Don Cheadle as Mouse in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- A British gangster in Entrapment (1999)
- Steve Huison as Colin Wallis in The Last Train (1999)
- Sir David Jason as Captain Frank Beck in All The King Men (1999)
- Daniel Radcliffe as Lieutenant Jack Kipling in My Boy Jack (2007)
- Alexander Siddig as Prime Minister John Hatcher in Doomsday (2008)
- Hugo Weaving as Inspector Abberline in Wolfman, The (2010)
- Kenneth More as Captain Scott in Northwest Frontier (1959)
Television
- John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood and Doctor Who
Video Games
- Silent Storm (as Webley-Scott)
- Metal Slug (as Murder Model 1915)
- Dark Sector (as "Hammer 1895")