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[Thewebleyman]

khaki, on 23 February 2012 - 12:03 AM, said:

I feel that the Colt 1911 .45acp would win the title, with probably the Webley mk6 being a close 2nd. I believe the 1911 speed of fire and reloading,magazine capacity and cartridge superiority clearly places it in the front. I believe the functionality of the Webley in the worst trench conditions and its ruggedness makes it a great second choice.
khaki

As many already have said the M1911 and the good old dependable Webley Service, and you'd be hard pressed to argue against these. But interestingly the rare and oft forgotten Webley Mk 1  No 1 self-loading pistol beat the 1911 in trials but is hardly ever considered in matters such as these.

[khaki]

Thewebleyman, on 02 May 2012 - 09:36 PM, said:

As many already have said the M1911 and the good old dependable Webley Service, and you'd be hard pressed to argue against these. But interestingly the rare and oft forgotten Webley Mk 1  No 1 self-loading pistol beat the 1911 in trials but is hardly ever considered in matters such as these.

Hello webleyman,

This 'just for fun' question that I posed was to identify by way of personal opinion, the best all round PRIMARY handgun of the Great War, I deliberately did not include many others such as the Webley auto, the S&W and Colt's in both .455 and .45 acp and the Webley family of revolvers preceeding the MkV1. I did this to simplify the question.

I am glad that you have 'come on board' with your knowledge of Webley's and I look forward to your future contributions as the Webley is 'dear to my heart' as I am sure it is to many other members.

regards

khaki

[Thewebleyman]

khaki, on 03 May 2012 - 01:57 AM, said:

Hello webleyman,

This 'just for fun' question that I posed was to identify by way of personal opinion, the best all round PRIMARY handgun of the Great War, I deliberately did not include many others such as the Webley auto, the S&W and Colt's in both .455 and .45 acp and the Webley family of revolvers preceeding the MkV1. I did this to simplify the question.

I am glad that you have 'come on board' with your knowledge of Webley's and I look forward to your future contributions as the Webley is 'dear to my heart' as I am sure it is to many other members.

regards

khaki

Thanks very much Khaki its nice to be here. I've come on here hoping to learn myself from the erudite and interesting discussions, but if I can add anything that'll be a bonus !


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[Story]

Posted here as a shot in the dark, this is a Mauser C-96 "Broomhandle" made in 1897 (which makes it legally an Antique in the United States).  

http://desmond.image...jpg&res=landing

Those familiar with the design will notice that the pistol grip has been professionally altered. It's also bears the UK retailer Westley-Richards' labeling on the rear sight slider.

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The Mauser Automatic Pistol collectors are thinking out loud how expensive it may be to reconvert this back to it's original configuration. I think that would be an extraordinarily bad idea, for a couple of reasons.

My hopes are that someone *might* recognize this particular weapon, as I suspect this was done by a Cavalryman to suit his own tastes.

[khaki]

I think it would be a shame to consider restoring it to a standard configeration, amazing that someone went to all that trouble and didn't bother to have their name put on it.

khaki

[Story]

khaki, on 08 May 2012 - 02:43 PM, said:

I think it would be a shame to consider restoring it to a standard configeration, amazing that someone went to all that trouble and didn't bother to have their name put on it.

khaki

Exactly my thoughts, khaki - then again, I can see the owner thinking "well who else would have their C-96 tuned up like this?".  

So while this is a total pig-in-the-poke, I ask that the UK folk float those photos around and see if they jog anyone's memories.