Difference between revisions of "Webley Mk IV"

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

Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W

Webley Mk.IV - .455 Webley

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).

Webley MkIv pocket model

short barreled Duty Model

History

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 oficially 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 infact different guns.

Specifications

(1932–1978) (.38 version)

Type: Revolver

Caliber(s): .38 S&W

Weight: 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)

Length: 10.25 in (26.6 cm)

Barrel lengths: 4 in (10.1 cm), 4.9 in (12.5 cm)

Capacity: 6 round cylinder

Fire Modes: SA/DA

Film

Jeroen Krabbé as Guus Lejeune in Soldier of Orange (1977)

Eddy Habbema as Robby Froost in Soldier of Orange (1977)

Julia Roberts as Kitty Kiernan in Michael Collins (1996)

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)

James McAvoy as Robbie Turner in Atonement (2007)

Black Eagle

The Krays

Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier in The Prestige

Let Him Have It

Chow Yun-Fat in City on Fire

Seen in the firing range of the abandoned station in Die Another Day (1997)

Nomads and Hugh Laurie in Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

Ben Affleck as Lt. Rafe McCawley in Pearl Harbor (2001)

Byung-hun Lee as "The Bad" in The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Thug in Foxy Brown (1974)

A IRA member in Bloody Sunday

Television

John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood

The Last Train

Miranda Raison as Tallulah in Doctor Who

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Peep Show, Series 5 Episode 4

Soldier Soldier (Carried by a Chinese illegal immigrant in "Lifelines")

Video Games

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Call of Duty 2

Bioshock

World War II Online: Battleground Europe

Anime

Kochikame

Baccano!

Sweat Punch ("End of the World")

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 == History ==
+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.
-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.
+In 1942 the Mk IV was oficially 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 infact different guns.
-The Webley Mk IV was available in several different versions.
+==Specifications==
+(1932–1978) (.38 version)
-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.
+* '''Type:''' Revolver
-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.
+* '''Caliber(s):''' .38 S&W
-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.
+* '''Weight:''' 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
+* '''Length:''' 10.25 in (26.6 cm)
+* '''Barrel lengths:''' 4 in (10.1 cm), 4.9 in (12.5 cm)
+* '''Capacity:''' 6 round cylinder
+* '''Fire Modes:''' SA/DA
+-----
 == Film ==
 * [[Jeroen Krabbé]] as Guus Lejeune in ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' (1977)