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Outstanding digest, Michael. Nit pick alert: did you mean .455 for the Webley? The difference is small, but since they never really were .455 (but rather .441) and yet always referred to as ".455", I'll always relate the name Webley and the caliber of .455 together. And a rare "caliber" at that, particularly if you ever are in the market for ammunition.
Any help on getting that book? |
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Michael Boyle
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Sorry, I didn't mean to imply .450 for the Webley. I was refering only to the revolvers that were general service issue at the time of the A-ZW. I see now how I mangled that paragraph, should have put the first sentence last or on it's own! (Wrote that post in the wee hours after a three hour drive.)
I should also have added that the issued ammunition was "Cartridges, Small Arm, Ball, Revolver, Adams' B.L." Mark I and II. It was the Boxer revolver cartridge consisting of a 225 gr. pure lead bullet lubricated with beeswax with only 13 grs. of powder in a brass casing attached to a separate iron (Mark I) or hard brass (Mark II) base, much like the M-H cartridge. Final commercial production seems to have ended in 1894 so it had a 25 year run, not too shabby given the circumstances. I got the book last fall after periodic checking, still it's not quite what I was after, I'd like to find one with all the pistols used not just government issue and some anectdotal evidence (at least) on how they arranged resupply for the non-government issued side arms. MAB |
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Michael
Thanks for the details. Regarding pistol books, I remembered a book I obtained years ago, that I recall as being fantastic, due to the fact that all the excellent illustrations inside were large detailed line drawings of hundreds of individual revolvers/automatics from the world mid-19th Century to modern. It was an incredible book and one which I am after at present. Apparently, it is being reprinted - The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Handguns : Pistols and Revolvers of the World from 1870 to the Present. A.B. Zhuk. If I'm correct, many revolvers were covered from around the time of the AZW, although I can't be sure of how much was written in the book about each weapon. However, if you're looking for a book helping with identification, as I am, I think this one is ideal. Coll |
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AB ZHUK book |
Bill Cainan1
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Coll
Go to abebooks.com - there's at least half a dozen copies available at fairly reasonable prices Bill |
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Thanks Bill
That's where I obtained a copy. It is as good as I remember. Maybe not have enough detail in the written specifications for some, but for visual identification it is spot on. A few Adams, Tranter, Webley, etc., models are covered, as well as other makes worldwide. Nice addition to my recent firearm book purchases. Thanks again Coll |
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