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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]]
[[File:NiceWebleyPryseRevolver.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|Webley-Pryse No. 4 revolver. Courtesy of the National Rifleman Association National Firearms Museum]]
== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
The Webley Pryse revolver was a British revolver fitted with a six-round cylinder. In 1876, the British fire arm 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 fire arm 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.

Revision as of 22:20, 24 October 2012

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Webley-Pryse No. 4 revolver
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Webley-Pryse No. 4 revolver. Courtesy of the National Rifleman Association National Firearms Museum

Specifications

The Webley Pryse revolver was a British revolver fitted with a six-round cylinder. In 1876, the British fire arm 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.

Films

Title Actor Character Note Date
Zulu Dawn Denholm Elliott Colonel Pulleine . 1979
Sherlock Holmes Eddie Marsan Inspector Lestrade . 2009
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