A feature of all these small Webley automatic pistols was that the spring-steel trigger guard was used to lock the barrel to the body by means of two lugs on the front leg of the guard. Barrel length was 3.5 inches, the magazine held eight rounds and it was chambered for 32ACP and. On later versions, the catch was positioned on the left of the frame above the grip, where it could be worked with the right thumb. The most obvious change concerns the safety, which on the first models was a catch on the left side of the external hammer By pressing the catch down when the hammer was at half-cock, it was locked and the pistol could be carried without danger. Throughout the existence of this pistol, it underwent several changes, none of them fundamental, and all intended to simplify manufacture or assist in use. It was first adopted by the Metropolitan Police in 1911, legend has it that the famous Siege of Sidney Street inspired the police to discard their revolvers and take to automatics, although revolvers continued in police service until the present day. The Model 1906 was first offered on the market in 1906, and was still being sold in 1940. Pablo, it sounds like you have a Webley & Scott. It's hard to get this kind of information in Costa Rica Answer: I thank you in advance and really appreciate your effort. Markings: What appears to be BV SP at the base of the chamber (visible through the ejection hole) The marking are very tiny, though, and I might not have read right Question: I would like to know it's year of manufacture, if it was a service pistol and any bit of history or technical data you might have on it. Pablo Webley & Scott, Model: Unknown, Caliber: 7.62m/m & 32 Automatic, Barrel Length: 3 1/2 Inches Aprox, Finish: Unknown, SN: 48XXX If you gave me one of these with some ammo I would be glad to play with it, but I don`t think I would ever buy one. If you rather watch a video than read a page, Ian McCullom`s ``Forgotten Weapons`` did a piece on these at:
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So, you cannot make one of these at home, unless you want to get free room and board with a cellmate named Bubba`` for 10 years.įrankly, these are about useless except as fun toys, and those made with the later cheap Universal stamped slide handles are doomed to the inevitable handle failure and inability to get replacement parts.įor an excellent history on these, and all of the rest of the Universal products, and their later incarnation under the Iver Johnson name, see the great site at: Note that these were specifically made a ``pistols`` and are NOT `sawed off rifles`` which would place them in a different category requiring special BATF paperwork.
30 caliber M1 carbine with a 10.25 inch barrel and short pistol grip stock about 19 inches overall length made circa 1964-67 and occasionally thereafter. Question: Info on universal m1 30cal pistol Answer: Maker: Universal, Model: Enforcer, Caliber: 30, Barrel Length: ?, Finish: Blue, SN: 13789