Webley Story, A History Of Webley Pistols And Revolvers, And The Development Of The Pistol Cartridge Dowell, William Chipchase Collecting,Gun Books

337 pages. Fair dust jacket with chips, tears, see photographs. Inscription from first owner on first endpaper, Webley picture on the first title page. Very good beige hard covers with bright gilt titles. A history of Webley pistols and revolvers, and the development of the pistol cartridge. The standard reference on Webleys for many years. First edition by the Skyrac Press Ltd. 1962. 337 pages of text, 80 plates detailing the many guns produced. Cap & ball revolvers, pin-fire revolvers, rim-fire pistols & revolvers, open & solid frame revolvers, double action hinged frame, British government models, Webley-Fosbery, Enfield revolvers, automatic pistols, caliber reducers, loaders, ammunition, pistol cartridges, gauges, bullet moulds & tools. The many models include Webley-Pryse, Webley-Green, Webley-Woods, -Kauffmann, -Wilkinson, - Scott etc.