Small Arms of WWI Primer 136: British Webley Fosbery

Matthew Stanchfield

So could the Fosberry function w/ black powder (given a S&W gas shield)? If so, could one say this was 30 years behind it's time?

James A. Boatright

I considered buying a Webley-Fosbery by mail order back in the 1960's, but did not relish trying to find the 455 Webley ammo. One of the big mail order companies advertised them for a couple of years, probably for about $45 each. Look at the two-page ad layouts in the back of gun magazines of that era, before 1968.

Chris Crowther

I’ve found that revolver fascinating ever since I saw one. Really wish I could have one.

Michael Wright

Oh, of course, you guys are having an Arctic outbreak. I'm sitting in summer where I am.

C&Rsenal

I believe she mentioned it but a lot of it was her being cold.

Michael Wright

I'll hunt it down in Forgotten Weapons (but what should I take for the hunt?)

Guido Schriewer

would love a 455. short and fat does it as far as caliber go. webley looks awesome. weakness for topbreaks and always had. uhem.. hks 45autorim loader could work. I loooove shotguns. good to know.

Bradwan

You'd rather have the painful death of many humans?

Wayne S.

That would be a fun range toy, but obviously well suited for field use.

Michael Schumacher

It is chambered in .38“ ACP actually. With an 8 round cylinder.

Primarch359

What bums me out is that the discovery of insulin involved the painful death of many dogs. https://youtu.be/ro7h1a7ckZ4

Primarch359

I am excited for the drachinfel length q&a. I think his record is almost 6 hours. Here's hoping you don't come close to that.

Gage

There is a forgotten weapons video about that exact reference actually. I believe its the episode about the webly fosberry chambered in .32 ACP

Gage

Texas has always had Bi-polar weather... but in my 21 years living here Ive never seen it like this.

Wayne Dygert

While practicality forces me to concur with your conclusion that the Webley Fosbery is totally impractical, it's cool factor is such that I still itch to lay my hands on one. Fortunately, my finances are such that the desire to eat something other than Ramen noodles for the foreseeable future suppresses the aforementioned itch quite nicely ;)

John Boy

Great to watch this after all of the Forgotten Weapons videos on it

Bradwan

The first insulin was injected into a Type 1 diabetic by Banting and Best in 1922, the 13 year old lived for 13 years, instead of dying within a year as would have been the case afore insulin. Whiting may still have died of diabetes in 1924, but there is a good chance there just wasn't insulin available to him.

Michael Wright

Yes indeed; given that it must be a pig to shoot with, you'd expect at least one flyer.

Luke Telling

I’ve had a fascination with this revolver but had not known the history or development until now. And it’s interesting how it saw little adoption in a war of attrition. Nice work guys. Always an interesting watch.

Luke Telling

And yet with the shaking she is still accurate. Like a boss.

Michael Wright

I noticed Mae's hand shaking a lot when she was shooting that gun, and wondered if it was the trigger or the balance. Seems not the trigger: I was surprised at how good a group it was. Dashiell Hammett mentions this gun (I think in the Maltese Falcon, possibly the hero's business partner has been killed with one?) I remember reading "Webley Fosbery automatic revolver" and thinking it was a pseudo-English name, and doesn't this guy know there's a difference between automatics and revolvers?, and then discovering that it was a real thing. Still wonder why he name-checked that particular weapon--they must have been very uncommon in the US.

it really is very attractive

David Herman

I needed a study break from learning about learning, so I decided to learn about a goofy recoil-operated revolver

lovot

That looks like the exact same mechanism the Jackhammer revolving shotgun uses, except flipped upside down.

Martin Morehouse

The safety may be stiff by design, as it actually compresses the action spring to take effect. This would be like a 1911 safety pulling the slide back a fraction of an inch.

Someone is flexing their shotgun collection !!! I so hope this means you have gathered all you need to start on that series soon !!!

Derrick Smith

But if you have a Reichsrevolver if you get confused about the trigger you just throw the gun at the enemy

Loren Hermanson

Look at all them there shotguns added to the gun wall!!!

Logan L

I’m snowed in with no power or heat in central Texas, which is crazy weird. I have a little data left and this is just what I needed. Thank you!