Sherlock's Jackknife

John Schedel said:
Jacknife,

Thanks.

I think that I might have missed something. I remember reading that the Webley Mark III had a manual safety catch. I gather that I missed the third model. Would you care to help me out?

You continue to be right about Holmes' jack knife. of course. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could step into a "hollodeck" and find out for sure?:D
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The Singapore Police Force contract Webley .38 revolver had a safety, and the other was the Fosbery Automatic revolver.

http://www.freewebtown.com/futru/downloads/Fosberry.htm
 
Jacknife,

Thanks, again.

I find this kind of thing fascinating! Webleys in all their forms have been underappreciated "over here",
 
John Schedel said:
Jacknife,

Thanks, again.

I find this kind of thing fascinating! Webleys in all their forms have been underappreciated "over here",
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I've used the Mk.VI with speed loaders against modern revolvers in competitions John and found them to be just as good, and in many ways better, than modern revolvers. It was a sad day when I was forced to hand it over to the police to comply with the handgun ban over here. :mad:

I'm glad to find someone else who appreciates them. :thumbup:
 
jacknife said:
I've used the Mk.VI with speed loaders against modern revolvers in competitions John and found them to be just as good, and in many ways better, than modern revolvers. It was a sad day when I was forced to hand it over to the police to comply with the handgun ban over here. :mad:

I'm glad to find someone else who appreciates them. :thumbup:
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I always thought the Webley was a touch of class, but then I'm a confirmed revolver nut. Particularly if its an old one. I'm very sorry you had to give your's up.
 
Thanks Jackknife.

There were some good revolvers from around the time of the First World War.

The Colt New Service, they have some of the best bluing I've seen on gun.

The Smith and Wesson hand ejector and the Triple Lock.

The Webley can seem roughly made in comparison, but boy did it do the job.

They must have been pretty comforting to have in a tight spot.

I know in some of those early wars the attitude was an officer could use whichever revolver/pistol they wanted, often buying them privately, the reasoning being it was 'their neck' and they could defend it how they wished. I like that :)
 
Historical trivia:

I have been reminded that Webley Bulldog class revolvers (and their knockoffs) were more popular in the Old West than is commonly remembered, today. For example, Custer carried a pair of Webley "self cockers" to the Little Big Horn and Tunstall, of Lincoln County War fame, also carried a Bull Dog. It seems that Bulldog style revolvers were quite poular as "hideout guns" as our West became more "civilized". Or, perhaps less civilized. Charles Jules Guiteau used a "Bulldog" of some variety to kill President Garfield.
 
Not to be tiresome, but Carl Jung would love this! Talk about "synchronicity"!

The most recent issue of "Guns and Ammo" magazine has an informative and entertaining article by firearms expert, Garry James, entitled, "The Guns of Sherlock Holmes". In the article, James provides an entertaining fictional account of how he supposedly was able to investigate the firarms collection of Dr. Watson's great-granddaughter which contained "the actual revolvers and artifacts originally owned by Holmes and Watson". James then provides a, by now, pretty "standard" synopsis of the various firearms ( and airgun) that were featured in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

What interested me most about James' article, however, were the tests that he conducted on several of the guns. These tests gave a fascinating set of insights into what kind of performance the users of such weapons could expect "back in the day".

Another article in the same magazine is a review of the newest "edition" of Charter Arms' "Bulldog Pug". Go figure!
 
jacknife said:
Thanks Jackknife.

There were some good revolvers from around the time of the First World War.

The Colt New Service, they have some of the best bluing I've seen on gun.

The Smith and Wesson hand ejector and the Triple Lock.

The Webley can seem roughly made in comparison, but boy did it do the job.

They must have been pretty comforting to have in a tight spot.

I know in some of those early wars the attitude was an officer could use whichever revolver/pistol they wanted, often buying them privately, the reasoning being it was 'their neck' and they could defend it how they wished. I like that :)
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True they could buy their own pistols and interestingly enough, in the British Army many actually favoured captured German pistols Lugers etc over their own offerings.
 
willgoy said:
True they could buy their own pistols and interestingly enough, in the British Army many actually favoured captured German pistols Lugers etc over their own offerings.
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Indeed. Winston Churchill was known to favour the Mauser Broomhandle and used one at the Battle of Omdurman and during the Second Boer War.
 
jacknife said:
Indeed. Winston Churchill was known to favour the Mauser Broomhandle and used one at the Battle of Omdurman and during the Second Boer War.
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I remember seeing a very old photo of Churchill from that era, and I saw a broomhandle in the photo. Didn't he get captured by the Boars at one point and made a daring escape across a couple hundred miles of South Africa?
 
jackknife said:
I remember seeing a very old photo of Churchill from that era, and I saw a broomhandle in the photo. Didn't he get captured by the Boars at one point and made a daring escape across a couple hundred miles of South Africa?
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I believe he did. Thank goodness we had him to lead us during the second world war. I doubt we'll see his like again unforunately.
I bet he carried a pocket knife :)
 
Thinking about people favouring other nations' products...Stalin was very keen on pipes from Alfred Dunhill of London:D Same place as Sherlock I suspect....
 
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