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Webley Revolvers

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This page encompasses all of the Webley revolver variants that appear on the site.


History

  • Webley Mk I - Adopted in 1887, the original Webley Mk I was chambered for a blackpowder cartridge and had a "bird head" shaped grip.
  • Webley Mk II - Adopted in 1894 and almost identical to the Mk I, the Mk II had a hardened removable steel blade that was added at the back of the frame breech. Also, the hammer was strengthened and the grip was slightly rounded.
  • Webley Mk III - In 1897, the Mk III improved the cylinder to frame lock. It also allowed the cylinder to be removed for cleaning.
  • Webley Mk IV - The original Mk IV was adopted in 1899. It improved on the Mark III by being made from different steel, with a smaller and lighter hammer and wider cylinder slots. In 1942 the Mk IV was officially adopted for military service. It started as a scaled-down version of the .455 Mark VI revolver, but was chambered for .38 S&W cartridge. It should be noted the the .38 Mk IV and the .455 Mk IV are in fact different guns.
  • Webley Mk V - Adopted in 1913, the Mk V was designed to accept smokeless (cordite) ammunition. It had a larger and stronger cylinder, as well as a redesigned frame.
  • Webley Mk VI - Adopted in 1915, the Mk VI featured redesigned, more squared grips, a 6 inch (152 mm) barrel and removable front sights. Mark VI revolvers were manufactured by Webley & Scott until 1921, later these were manufactured by Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock. Officially rendered obsolete in 1932 with the adoption of the Enfield No.2 .38 caliber revolvers, but widely used by British troops during the World War Two.

Webley .455 Mk I

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Webley Mk I - .455 Webley

Adopted in 1887, the Original Webley Mk I was chambered for a blackpowder cartridge and had a "bird head" shaped grip.

Specifications

(1887 - 1894)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .455 Webley
  • Weight: 2.12 lbs (0.96 kg)
  • Length: 10.2 in (26 cm)
  • Barrel length: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Webley Mk. I revolver can be seen in the following films, television shows and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Awaara Raj Kapoor Raj Raghunath 1951
Let Him Have It 1991
Ed Wood Martin Landau Bela Lugosi 1994
Titanic Ewan Stewart First Officer William Murdoch 1997
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking Rupert Everett Sherlock Holmes 2004
House of Wax 2005

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
King Solomon's Mines 2004

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
The Order 1886 "Mk 1 Service Revolver" 2015

Anime

Title Character Note Date
The Empire of Corpses Watson, Friday, M, Frederick Burnaby, Agent, Zombie 2015


Webley .455 Mk II

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Webley Mk II - .455 Webley

Adopted in 1894 and almost identical to the Mk I, the Mk II had a hardened removable steel blade that was added at the back of the frame breech. Also, the hammer was strengthened and the grip was slightly rounded.

Specifications

(1894 - 1897)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .455 Webley
  • Weight: 2.12 lbs (0.96 kg)
  • Length: 10.2 in (26 cm)
  • Barrel length: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Webley Mk. II revolver can be seen in the following films, television shows and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Man From Hong Kong Wilton's thugs 1975
Game of Death Coleen Camp Ann Morris 1978

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Torchwood John Barrowman Captain Jack Harkness 2006 - Present


Webley .455 Mk III

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Webley Mk III - .455 Webley

In 1897, the Mk III improved the cylinder to frame lock. It also allowed the cylinder to be removed for cleaning.

Specifications

(1897 - 1899)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .455 Webley
  • Weight: 2.12 lbs (0.96 kg)
  • Length: 10.2 in (26 cm)
  • Barrel length: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Webley Mk III can be seen in the following:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Hound of the Baskervilles Nicholas Clay Stapleton 1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles Ian Hart Dr. Watson 2002

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Avengers "The Town of No Return" (S04E01) 1961-1969


Video Games

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi Has a 5-round cylinder as opposed to the real gun's 6-round cylinder 2003


Webley .455 Mk IV

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Webley Mk IV - .455 Webley

The Webley Mk IV was made from 1899 - 1913. It differs from the Mk III in that the steel was of different quality, the trigger stop was raised and the slots in the cylinder were made wider. The ratchet teeth of the extractor were case-hardened and the hammer was made lighter.

Specifications

(1899 - 1913)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .455 Webley
  • Weight: 2.12 lbs (0.96 kg)
  • Length: 10.2 in (26 cm)
  • Barrel length: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Webley Mk IV can be seen in the following movie and television shows used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Siege of Sidney Street Donald Sinden Inspector Mannering 1960
The Wind That Shakes The Barley Cillian Murphy Damien 2006
Mad Max: Fury Road Charlize Theron Furiosa 2015
Holmes & Watson John C. Reilly Dr. Watson Two; one or both may be Mk V 2018

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Edward Hardwicke Dr. John Watson (S01E01), (S01E07), (S02E04) 1986-1988
The Somme – From Defeat to Victory British officer 2006
Ripper Street Sam Hazeldine George Doggett "The Weight of One Man's Heart" (S01E05) 2013
Peaky Blinders - Season 1 Joe Cole John Shelby 2013
Peaky Blinders - Season 1 Sam Neill Inspector Chester Campbell 2013
Peaky Blinders - Season 1 Helen McCrory Aunt Polly 2013
Peaky Blinders - Season 2 various characters 2014

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Princess Principal Ep. 03; hanging on the wall 2017


Webley .455 Mk V

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Webley Mk V - .455 Webley

Adopted in 1913, the Mk V was designed to accept smokeless (cordite) ammunition. It had a larger and stronger cylinder, as well as a redesigned frame.

Specifications

(1913 - 1915)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .455 Webley
  • Weight: 2.12 lbs (0.96 kg)
  • Length: 10.2 in (26 cm)
  • Barrel length: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Webley Mk. V revolver can be seen in the following films and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
A Night to Remember Kenneth More 2nd Officer Charles Lightoller 1958
North West Frontier Kenneth More Captain Scott 1959
Herbert Lom Van Layden
Help! Victor Spinetti Professor Foot 1965
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Stella Stevens Dragon Lady 1975
The Wilby Conspiracy Nicol Williamson Major Horn 1975
Rijk de Gooyer Van Heerden
The Mummy Tuc Watkins Mr. Burns 1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter Marco Leonardi Johnny Madrid . 2000
Blood Brothers Ye Liu Da Gang 2007
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes 2011
Noomi Rapace Madam Simza Heron
The Bullet Vanishes Nicholas Tse Captain Guo Zhui 2012
The Bullet Vanishes Lau Ching-Wan Inspector Song Donglu 2012
The Bullet Vanishes Kai Chi Liu Boss Ding 2012

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The X-Files - Season 7 Lance Henriksen Frank Black "Millennium" (S7E04) 1999
David Duchovny FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder
Deadliest Warrior 2010
Endeavour - Season 1 Albert Welling Wallace Clark "Girl" (S01E01) 2013
Poppy Miller Millicent Coke Norris "Home" (S01E04)
Foyle's War - Season 8 Tom Beard Capt. McDonald "The Cage" (S8E2) 2013
Foyle's War - Season 9 Michael Shaeffer Jack Davey "Trespass" (S9E2) 2015


Webley .455 Mk VI

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Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley
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Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley
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Webley Mk VI, nickel plated - .455 Webley
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Webley Mk VI with 4" barrel - .455 Webley

Adopted in 1915, the Mk VI featured redesigned, more squared grips, a 6 inch (152 mm) barrel and removable front sights. Mark 6 revolvers were manufactured by Webley & Scott until 1921, later these were manufactured by Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock until 1926. Officially rendered obsolete in 1932 with the adoption of the Enfield No.2 .38 caliber revolvers, but widely used by British troops during World War Two.

Specifications

(1915 - 1932)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .455 Webley
  • Weight: 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
  • Length: 11.25 in (28.6 cm)
  • Barrel length: 6 in (15.24 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Webley Mk. VI revolver can be seen in the following films and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Journey's End Colin Clive Capt. Denis Stanhope 1930
Tell England Carl Harbord Edgar Doe 1931
British officers
Revolt of the Fishermen (Vosstaniye rybakov) Vasili Kovrigin Kerhus 1934
The Lost Patrol J.M. Kerrigan Quincannon 1934
Victor McLaglen The Sergeant
The Man Who Knew Too Much Peter Lorre Abbott 1934
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Gary Cooper Lieutenant McGregor 1935
Franchot Tone Lieutenant Forsythe
Guy Standing Colonel Stone
rebels
La Grande Illusion seen on table 1937
Went the Day Well? Basil Sydney Kommandant Orlter a.k.a Major Hammond 1942
Extras British Army/Home Guard Soldiers
Extras German Paratroopers
Somewhere in France Fifth columnists 1942
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp British Army officers 1943
Baltic Glory (Baltiyskaya slava) Aleksandr Massarski An Anarchist sailor 1957
Dunkirk British soldiers 1958
North West Frontier Kenneth More Captain Scott 1959
Lawrence of Arabia Peter O'Toole T.E. Lawrence 1962
The Longest Day Richard Burton Flight Officer David Campbell 1963
Zulu British officers 1964
Stanley Baker Lt. John Chard
The Big Runaround Terry-Thomas Squadron Leader Sir Reginald Brook 1965
Claudio Brook Lt. Peter Cunningham
Mike Marshall Alan McIntosh
Nicholas Bang John
George Birt Harry
Khartoum Egyptian soldiers Used to ignite the fuse of the mine 1966
Judith Jack Hawkins Major Lawton in holster 1966
The Sons of Great Bear (Die Söhne der großen Bärin) Gojko Mitic Tokei-Ihto 1966
Rolf Römer Tobias
Hannjo Hasse Pitt
Rolf Ripperger Jok
Horst Kube Thomas
Gerhard Rachold Lt. Roach
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff Maj. Smith
Jozef Majercík Tschetansapa
Martin Tapák Schonka
How I Won the War Michael Crawford Lt. Ernest Goodbody 1967
Michael Hordern Col. Grapple
An Old, Old Tale (Staraya, staraya skazka) Oleg Dal Soldier 1969
Georgiy Shtil Bodyguard
Too Late the Hero Denholm Elliott 1970
You Can't Win 'Em All Fikret Hakan Colonel Elci 1970
Zardoz An Exterminator 1974
The Godfather Part II Robert De Niro Vito Corleone 1974
The Land That Time Forgot Keith Barron John Bradley 1975
The Wilby Conspiracy South African police officer 1975
Zulu Dawn Burt Lancaster Col. Durnford 1979
Simon Ward Lt. Vereker
James Faulkner Lt. Melvill
Christopher Cazenove Lt. Coghill
Bob Hoskins CSM Williams
British officers and NCOs
Breaker Morant British officers 1980
Edward Woodward Lt. Harry 'Breaker' Morant
The Outsider Craig Wasson Michael Flaherty 1980
The Last Hunt (Poslednyaya okhota) Oleg Borisov John Horsfield 1980
Death Hunt Henry Beckman Bill 1981
Gallipoli Bill Hunter Major Barton 1981
Eye of the Needle Kate Nelligan Lucy Rose 1981
Christopher Cazenove David Rose
The Trust That Has Burst (Trest, kotoryy lopnul) Various cowboys and townsmen 1982
Sahara Lambert Wilson Jaffar 1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles Donald Churchill Dr. Watson 1983
The Razor's Edge Bill Murray Larry Darrell 1984
Brian Doyle-Murray Piedmont
James Keach Gray
Water Cascara police force 1985
Biggles: Adventures in Time 1986
The Lighthorsemen Australian & British Soldiers 1987
The Sign of Four Edward Hardwicke Dr. Watson 1987
The Hound of the Baskervilles Edward Hardwicke Dr. Watson 1988
Bulletproof Gary Busey Frank McBain 1988
Appointment with Death John Gielgud Col. Carbury In holster 1988
British officers
Miller's Crossing J.E. Freeman Eddie Dane 1990
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady Christopher Lee Sherlock Holmes 1991
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls Claude Akins Theodore Roosevelt 1992
Leprechaun Shay Duffin Daniel O'Grady 1993
Cyborg Cop Police officer 1993
Legends of the Fall Canadian Army officers 1994
The City of Lost Children Mireille Mossé Ms. Bismuth 1995
Devil in a Blue Dress Don Cheadle Mouse 1995
Seven Years in Tibet David Thewlis Peter Aufschnaiter In holster 1997
British officers
Entrapment Kevin McNally Haas 1999
The Trench British soldiers 1999
The Last Train Steve Huison Colin Wallis 1999
All The King's Men Sir David Jason Captain Frank Beck 1999
The Lost World Tom Ward John Roxton 2001
Matthew Rhys Edward Malone
Charlotte Gray SOE Agents 2001
A Very Long Engagement Gaspard Ulliel Manech Langonnet 2004
Stéphane Butet Julien Phillipot
Patrick Paroux French medic
The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit) Aleksandr Lykov Anwar-Efendi/captain Perepyolkin 2005
Egor Beroev Erast Petrovich Fandorin
The Wind That Shakes The Barley Padraic Delaney Teddy 2006
IRA
My Boy Jack Daniel Radcliffe Lieutenant Jack Kipling 2007
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars Anna Chancellor Irene Adler 2007
Frank Murray Mallory
Doomsday Alexander Siddig Prime Minister John Hatcher 2008
The 39 Steps Rupert Penry-Jones Richard Hannay 2008
Werner Daehn Ackerman
police officers
Passchendaele Canadian company commander 2009
Beneath Hill 60 Australian & British soldiers 2010
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night Brandon Routh Dylan Dog 2011
Day of the Falcon (Or noir) Nasib's officers, Auda´s men 2011
War Horse Eddie Marsan Sgt. Fry 2011
Robert Emms David Lyons
Birdsong Matthew Goode Captain Gray 2012
A Million Ways to Die in the West Seth MacFarlane Albert Stark 2014
Neil Patrick Harris Foy
Charlize Theron Anna Barnes-Leatherwood
Allied Simon McBurney S.O.E. officer 4" barrel 2016
The Lost City of Z Charlie Hunnam Col. Percy Fawcett 2017
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot Diana 2017
Darkest Hour Richard Glover Brigadier Nicholson holstered 2017
British soldiers
Journey's End Sam Claflin Captain Stanhope 2018
Asa Butterfield Second Lieutenant Raleigh
Tom Sturridge Second Lieutenant Hibbert
Stephen Graham Second Lieutenant Trotter
Paul Bettany Lieutenant Osborne
British Officers

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Doctor Who Peter Miles Nyder "Genesis of the Daleks" 1963-1989
Doctor Who Alan Chuntz Kaled Guard "Genesis of the Daleks" 1963-1989
Doctor Who Denis Lill Dr. Fendelman "Image of the Fendahl" 1963-1989
Dad's Army Arthur Lowe Captain George Mainwaring . 1968-1977
The Strogovs (Strogovy) White Army officer Ep.8 1976
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Vasily Livanov Sherlock Holmes 1979-1986
Reilly: Ace of Spies Sam Neill Sidney Reilly . 1983
The A-Team Guerilla leader . 1983-1988
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes David Burke Dr. Watson (S02E05) 1985
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Robert Reynolds Ladislaus Malinowski Mk VI .22 Training Revolver; "At Bertram's Hotel" 1987
Caroline Blakiston Bess Sedgwick
Journey's End Jeremy Northam Capt. Denis Stanhope 1988
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Mysterious Affair at Styles A British officer 1990
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Edward Hardwicke Dr. Watson (S01E01), (S01E02), (S03E02) 1991-1993
Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes (S01E02)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Edward Hardwicke Dr. Watson (S01E01), (S01E04), (S01E05) 1994
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Murder in Mesopotamia Iain Mitchell Superintendent Maitland In holster 2001
Firefly henchmen "Out of Gas" (S01E08), "Heart of Gold" (S01E13) 2002, 2003
Firefly Nathan Fillion Malcolm Reynolds "Heart of Gold" (S01E13) 2003
Foyle's War - Season 1 Bernard Kay Robert Woolton "The White Feather" (S1E2) 2002
Foyle's War - Season 1 Cheryl Campbell Emily Gascoigne "A Lesson in Murder" (S1E3) 2002
Foyle's War - Season 2 Nicholas Farrell James Collier "The Funk Hole" (S2E4) 2003
Foyle's War - Season 3 John Wood Sir Michael Waterford "The Funk Hole" (S2E4) 2004
The Somme Ed Stoppard Capt. Charlie May 2005
Torchwood Burn Gorman Dr. Owen Harper 2006
Midsomer Murders Josh Stanley Lt. Duggie Hammond S11E1 "Shot at Dawn" 2008
Guns Colm Feore Paul Duguid . 2008
Boardwalk Empire Jack Huston Richard Harrow . 2010-Present
Downton Abbey Dan Stevens Matthew Crawley S2E04, E05 2011
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Clocks Tom Burke Lt. Colin Race 2011
Birdsong Eddie Redmayne Stephen Wraysford 2012
Endeavour - Season 1 Flora Montgomery Rosalind Stromming "Pilot" (S01E00) 2012
Roger Allam DI Fred Thursday "Home" (S01E04) 2013
Peaky Blinders - Season 1 Cillian Murphy Thomas Shelby 2013
Annabelle Wallis Grace Burgess
Peaky Blinders - Season 2 Annabelle Wallis Grace Burgess 2014
Cillian Murphy Thomas Shelby
14 - Diaries of the Great War David Acton Charles Edward Montague 2014
Grantchester - Season 1 James Norton Sidney Chambers 2014
Endeavour - Season 2 Seen in Thursday's box; "Sway" (S02E03) 2014
Father Brown - Season 3 A bank robber "The Paradise of Thieves" (S03E13) 2015
Deadline Gallipoli Australian and British officers 2015
Rebellion Jack Shepherd General William Lowe Ep. 01, holstered 2016
Paul Reid Lt.Stephen Duffy Lyons Ep. 01/02/04/05
Jack Hickey Captain Seán Connolly Ep. 02
Patrick Buchanan Capt. Bowen-Colthurst Ep. 03,
Brian McCardie James Connolly Ep. 02/03, holstered
Sebastian Thommen Michael Collins Ep. 04
British Officersand ICA members
Endeavour - Season 3 Roger Allam DI Fred Thursday "Coda" (S03E04) 2016
American Gods Corbin Bernsen Vulcan "A Murder of Gods" (S01E06) 2017
Grantchester - Season 3 Robson Green Inspector Geordie Keating (S3E3) 2017
Endeavour - Season 5 David Shaw Parker Edmund Gordon (S05E02) 2018
Father Brown - Season 6 Adam Kotz Eric Worcester (S06E06) 2018
Father Brown - Season 7 Reis Bruce Constable Colin Blaisen (S07E06) 2019

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Call of Duty 2 "Webley" 2005
Forgotten Hope 2 2005
Dark Sector "Hammer 1895" 2008
Bioshock 2 "Pistol" 2010
Sniper Elite V2 2012
Deadfall Adventures "Mk.VI" 2013
The Great War 1918 2013
Enemy Front 2014
Sniper Elite III 2014
Far Cry 4 "Mark IV" 2014
Verdun Webley Mk VI Revolver 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades "Webley" 2016
Battlefield 1 "Revolver Mk VI" Added in Apocalypse DLC (2017) 2016
Screaming Steel: 1914-1918 Webley MK VI 2018
Battlefield V "Mk VI Revolver" 2018
11-11: Memories Retold 2018


Anime

Title Character Note Date
Gosick Maurice 2011
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian Hugh Anthony Disward Wood grip 2011
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Hijacker S1E10, "New York's JoJo" 2012


Webley .38 Mk III

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Webley .38 Mk III Commercial Contract 3 inch barrel - .38 S&W
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Webley .38 Mk III Military Contract 4 inch barrel - .38 S&W
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Webley .38 Mk III Police Contract 4 inch barrel (also found marked as "Bank Standard" when issue to bank security guards) - .38 W&W

Specifications

(1897 – 1948)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .38 S&W
  • Weight: 1.2 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Length: 9.5 in (24.1 cm)
  • Barrel lengths: 3 in (7.6 cm), 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Capacity: 6 round cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Webley Mk III revolver can be seen in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Sign of Four Arthur M. Cullin Dr. Watson 1923
Eille Norwood Sherlock Holmes
Konga Michael Gough Dr. Charles Decker 1961
The Man From Hong Kong Various thugs "Police" model 1975
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Chua Kah Joo Chen Nickel plated 1984
Murder with Mirrors John Mills Lewis Serrocold 1985
Chappie Dev Patel Deon 2015


Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Anthony Valentine Baron Gruner Military Contract; (S01E05) 1991


Webley .38 Mk IV

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Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W. WWII production. Note words "War Finish" on the frame, under cylinder.
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Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W
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Webley Mk IV, 4" barreled "Duty" model - .38 S&W
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Webley Mk IV, 3" barreled "Pocket" model - .38 S&W

The original Mk IV was adopted in 1899. It improved on the Mark III by being made from different steel, with a smaller and lighter hammer and wider cylinder slots.

In 1942 the Mk IV was officially adopted for military service. It started as a scaled-down version of the .455 Mark VI revolver, but was chambered for .38 S&W cartridge. It should be noted that the .38 Mk IV and the .455 Mk IV are in fact different guns.

The Webley Mk IV was introduced by Webley in 1923 as a potential police revolver. The British government at the same time had decided to go to a smaller caliber revolver and liked the .38 caliber load that the Webley Mk IV fired, but in the post war years financial austerity was the watchword. The British government did not want to pay Webley for its design. In 1926-1927 the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock made changes to the lockwork and trigger mechanism, largely in the provision of a hammer safety lock and a separate cylinder lock. With these modifications the revolver was designated the Enfield No.2. Its full title was Pistol, Revolver, Number 2 Mark 1. Ironically in World War II with demand outstripping the ability to produce the Enfield No.2 the British government purchased a large number of the Webley Mk IV for issue. So while the two models look alike they are very different.

Specifications

(1929–1968)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .38 S&W
  • Weight: 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
  • Length: 10.25 in (26.6 cm)
  • Barrel lengths: 4.9 in (12.5 cm), 4 in (10.16 cm), 3 in (7.6 cm)
  • Capacity: 6 round cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Webley Mk IV revolver can be seen in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Sundown Bruce Cabot William Crawford 1941
Sundown George Sanders Major A.L. Coombes 1941
Sundown Reginald Gardiner Lt. Roddy Turner 1941
Sundown British officers 1941
The Third Man Orson Welles Harry Lime 1949
The Third Man Joseph Cotten Holly Martins 1949
The Third Man Bernard Lee Sgt. Paine 1949
Ferry to Hong Kong Curd Jürgens Mark Conrad 1959
Ferry to Hong Kong Milton Reid Yen 1959
Code 7... Victim 5 Dietmar Schonherr Dr. Paul Bryson Pocket model 1964
Ten Little Indians Hugh O'Brian Hugh Lombard 1965
Ten Little Indians Shirley Eaton Ann Clyde 1965
Ice Station Zebra Ernest Borgnine Boris Vasalov 1968
The Southern Star Ursula Andress Erica Kramer 1968
The Southern Star Orson Welles Plankett 1968
The Southern Star Ian Hendry Capt. Karl Ludwig 1968
The Pariah (La Scoumoune) Jean-Paul Belmondo Roberto Borgo 1972
The Pariah (La Scoumoune) Gangster 1972
All the Way Boys (...Più forte ragazzi!) Mr. Ears' henchman 1972
The Assassination of Trotsky Jack Betts Lou In holster 1972
Michael Forest Jim
Plainclothes Mexican police officer
Day for Night (La Nuit américaine) On the tray of firearms 1973
Foxy Brown Thug 1974
Paper Tiger David Niven Walter Bradbury 1975
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution "Pocket" model; seen on the wall 1976
Soldier of Orange Jeroen Krabbé Guus Lejeune 1977
Soldier of Orange Eddy Habbema Robby Froost 1977
Flatfoot in Africa Werner Pochath Spiros 1978
Flatfoot in Africa Criminals and South African police 1978
The Outsider Craig Wasson Michael Flaherty 1980
The Outsider Allan Cuthbertson William Stanley 1980
The Outsider Niall O'Brien Emmet Donovan 1980
Pink Floyd The Wall James Laurenson J.A. Pinkerton (Pink's Father) 1982
City on Fire Chow Yun-Fat 1987
The Sicilian Christopher Lambert Salvatore Giuliano 1987
The Untouchables Robert Swan The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Captain 1987
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) Nikolai Karachentsov Billy King 1987
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) Oleg Tabakov Harry McQ 1987
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) Aleksandra Asmaye Diana Little 1987
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) Leonid Yarmolnik Martin 1987
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) Cowboys and townspersons 1987
The Krays 1990
Let Him Have It 1991
The Big Gold of Mr. Greenwood (Bolshoe zoloto mistera Grinvuda) Vladimir Borisov Lyonka Panteleev "Duty" model 1991
Ivan Agafonov Ageich
Shadow of the Wolf Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Brown 1992
Demons (Besy) Pyotr Yurchenkov Pyotr Verkhovensky 3" or 4" barrel 1992
Sahara Jerome Ehlers Capt. Jason Halliday 1995
Michael Collins Julia Roberts Kitty Kiernan 1996
Die Another Day 1997
Titanic Ewan Stewart First Officer William Murdoch 1997
The Lost World Jayne Heitmeyer Amanda White 1998
The Great Gatsby William Camp George Wilson 2000
Pearl Harbor Ben Affleck Lt. Rafe McCawley 2001
Bloody Sunday A IRA member 2002
Smart Philip Tomás Hanák Philip Marlow 2003
Saints and Soldiers Kirby Heyborne Flt. Sgt. Oberon Winley 2003
Saints and Soldiers Corbin Allred Cpl. Nathan 'Deacon' Greer 2003
Saints and Soldiers Peter Holden SSgt. Gordon Gunderson 2003
Flight of the Phoenix Hugh Laurie Nomads 2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Jude Law Joe Sullivan 2004
Pan's Labyrinth Roger Casamajor Pedro 2006
The Prestige Hugh Jackman Robert Angier 2006
Atonement James McAvoy Robbie Turner 2007
The Good, the Bad, the Weird Byung-hun Lee "The Bad" 2008
The Brothers Bloom 2008
Blackthorn Eduardo Noriega Eduardo Apodaca 2011
The Sweeney Ray Winstone Jack Regan 2012
The Great Gatsby Jason Clarke George Wilson Duty model 2013
Calvary Brendan Gleeson Father James 2014
Allied Brad Pitt Max Vatan 2016
Allied Marion Cotillard Marianne Beauséjour 2016
Holmes & Watson Kelly Macdonald Mrs. Martha Hudson Pocket model 2018

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Reilly: Ace of Spies Anna Nygh Moura 1983
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple David Horovitch Det. Inspector Slack "The Body in the Library" 1984
Ian Brimble Det. Sergeant Lake
Andrew Cruickshank Conway Jefferson
David Horovitch Det. Inspector Slack "The Murder at the Vicarage"; "Pocket" model 1986
Ian Brimble Det. Sergeant Lake
Andrew Burt Dr. John Quimper "4.50 From Paddington" 1987
Soldier Soldier 1991 - 1997
Alaska Kid John Phillip Law Robert Somerset "Duty" model 1993
Edie Lehmann Boddicker Victoria
Big Jim's henchman
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb Rolf Saxon Dr. Ames 1993
Lady Cop (Die Kommissarin) - Season 2 Christian Redl Julius Winterberg "Banküberfall" (S02E10) 1996
Lady Cop (Die Kommissarin) - Season 2 Andreas Wimberger Maximilian Wooges "Todesmelodie" (S02E13) 1996
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Oliver Ford Davies Dr. Sheppard 2000
Selina Cadell Caroline Sheppard
Midsomer Murders Gemma Jones Masie Gooch "Ring Out Your Dead" (S05E03) 2002
Foyle's War - Season 1 Paul Brooke Arthur Ellis "The White Feather" (S1E2) 2002
Foyle's War - Season 1 David Tennant Theo Howard "A Lesson in Murder" (S1E3) 2002
Foyle's War - Season 2 Tom Georgeson Richard Hunter "Fifty Ships" (S2E1) 2003
Foyle's War - Season 2 Henry Goodman Howard Paige "Fifty Ships" (S2E1) 2003
Foyle's War - Season 4 Anthony Flanagan Tom Jenkins "Bad Blood" (S4E2) 2006
Midsomer Murders John Nettles Tom Barnaby "Four Funerals and a Wedding" (S09E05); Converted to starting gun 2006
Foyle's War - Season 5 "Casualties of War" (S5E2); the murder weapon 2007
Doctor Who Miranda Raison Tallulah 2005 - Present
Torchwood John Barrowman Captain Jack Harkness 2006 - Present
Inspector George Gently Martin Shaw DCI George Gently 2007-
Inspector George Gently Lee Ingleby DS John Bacchus 2007-
Inspector George Gently Warren Clarke Charles Hexton "Peace and Love" (S03E02) 2010
Foyle's War - Season 7 Ryan Kiggell Capt. Joe Bradley "The Russian House" (S7E1) 2010
The Promise Christian Cooke Len Matthews Pocket model, with 3" barrel 2011
Foyle's War - Season 8 Jonathan Hyde Colonel Galt "The Cage" (S8E2) 2013
Foyle's War - Season 8 Tom Beard Capt. McDonald "The Cage" (S8E2) 2013
Foyle's War - Season 8 Charles Aitken Thomas Nelson "Sunflower" (S8E3) 2013
Foyle's War - Season 8 "Duty" model; seen on credits 2013
Crossing Lines Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz Angela 2013
Father Brown - Season 1 Hugo Speer Inspector Valentine "The Blue Cross" (S01E10) 2013
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Big Four Philip Jackson Assistant Commissioner Japp 2013
Simon Lowe Dr. Quentin
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Dead Man's Folly Seen in table 2013
Father Brown - Season 2 Tom Chambers Inspector Sullivan "The Mysteries of the Rosary" (S02E05) 2014
Grantchester - Season 1 Pheline Roggan Hildegard Staunton (S1E1) 2014
Michelle Duncan Annabel Morrison
Adam James James Heath (S1E6)
Paul Hilton Robert Miller
Endeavour - Season 2 James Wilby ACC Clive Deare "Neverland" (S02E04) 2014
Foyle's War - Season 9 Jesse Fox Miles Corrigan "Elise" (S9E3) 2015
Foyle's War - Season 9 "Duty" model; seen on credits 2015
Father Brown - Season 3 Steven Miller Lt. Graham "The Sign of the Broken Sword" (S03E04) 2015
Father Brown - Season 3 Jamie Ballard Capt. Rawlings "The Sign of the Broken Sword" (S03E04) 2015
Father Brown - Season 3 Michael Culkin Dr. Barashi "The Lair of the Libertines" (S03E08) 2015
Father Brown - Season 4 Jo Stone-Fewings Nero Hound "Duty" model; "The Daughter of Autolycus" (S04E05) 2016
Father Brown - Season 4 John Light Flambeau "Duty" model; "The Daughter of Autolycus" (S04E05) 2016
Father Brown - Season 4 Rupert Vansittart Arthur Le Broc "Duty" model; "The Missing Man" (S04E07) 2016
Father Brown - Season 4 Madeleine Harris Milly Le Broc "Duty" model; "The Missing Man" (S04E07) 2016
Midsomer Murders Christopher Colquhoun Blake Keswick "The Village That Rose from the Dead" (S19E01) 2016
Grantchester - Season 2 James Norton Sidney Chambers (S2E3) 2016
John Voce Raymond Clark
Robson Green Geordie Keating
Endeavour - Season 3 Hilton McRae Newton aka The Great Zambezi "Ride" (S03E01) 2016
Roger Allam DI Fred Thursday
Crystal Leaity Roselle Brawton
Dakota Blue Richards WPC Shirley Trewlove "Coda" (S03E04)
SS-GB British Resistance Fighter 2017
SS-GB Sam Riley Detective Superintendent Archer 2017
Grantchester - Season 3 Lorne MacFadyen DC Phil Wilkinson (S3E3) 2017
Endeavour - Season 5 Shaun Evans DS Endeavour Morse (S05E06) 2018
Roger Allam DCI Fred Thursday
Sean Rigby DS Jim Strange
Father Brown - Season 6 Mark Williams Father Brown (S06E02) 2018
Katie Buchholtz Eddie Hamsley
Paul Cawley Robin Gladwell
MI5 operatives (S06E05)
Jane Hazlegrove Hermione Harvey (S06E09)
Father Brown - Season 7 Darryl Clark Lenny Cudlip "Duty" model; (S07E01) 2019
Kevin Mains Angus Boyde "Duty" model; (S07E08)
Endeavour - Season 6 Shaun Evans DS Endeavour Morse (S06E04) 2019
Roger Allam DI Fred Thursday
Simon Harrison DCI Ronnie Box (S06E02)

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe 2001
Call of Duty: United Offensive 2004

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Kochikame 1996 - 2005
Baccano! 2007
Gosick The Orphan, Kazuya Kujo, Victorique de Blois "The Jet-Black Train Carries Several Lies" 2011


See Also