Editing Webley Revolver (section)

{{Short description|Service revolver}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Webley Revolver
| image              = File:Webley IMG 6789.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = A Webley Mk. VI top-break revolver.
| origin             = [[United Kingdom]]
| type               = [[Service pistol|Service]] [[revolver]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = yes
| is_UK              = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 1887–1963<ref>{{cite web|author-last1=Dabbs|author-first1=Will|date=January 17, 2022|title=The webley revolver: Sidearm of an Empire|website=The Armory Life|url=https://www.thearmorylife.com/the-webley-revolver-sidearm-of-an-empire/}}</ref>
| used_by            = See ''[[Webley Revolver#Users|Users]]''
| wars               = [[Second Boer War]]<br />[[Boxer Rebellion]]<br />[[World War I]]<br />[[Easter Rising]]<br />[[Irish War of Independence]]<br />[[Irish Civil War]]<br />[[World War II]]<br />[[Northern Campaign (Irish Republican Army)|Northern Campaign]]<br />[[Indonesian National Revolution]]<br />[[Malayan Emergency]]<br />[[First Indochina War]]<br />[[Korean War]]<br />[[Vietnam War]]<br />[[British Empire|British colonial conflicts]]<br />[[Rhodesian Bush War]]<br />[[Border Campaign (Irish Republican Army)|Border Campaign]]<br />[[The Troubles]]
<!-- Production history -->| designer           = [[Webley & Scott]]
| design_date        = 1887
| manufacturer       = Webley & Scott, [[Royal Small Arms Factory|RSAF Enfield]]
| production_date    = 1887–1924
| number             = approx. 125,000
| variants           = <!-- General specifications -->
| spec_label         = Revolver Mk VI
| weight             = {{convert|2.4|lb|abbr=on}}, unloaded
| length             = {{convert|11.25|in|mm|abbr=on}}
| part_length        = {{convert|6|in |mm|abbr=on}}
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge          = * [[.455 Webley|.455 Webley Mk II]]
* [[.45 ACP]]
| caliber            = .455 (11.6 mm)
| action             = Single or double action
| rate               = 20–30 rounds/minute
| velocity           = {{convert|620 |ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}}
| range              = {{convert|50| yd|m|abbr=on}}
| max_range          = 
| feed               = 6-round cylinder
| sights             = Fixed front blade and rear notch
}}

The '''Webley Revolver''' (also known as the '''Webley Top-Break Revolver''' or '''Webley Self-Extracting Revolver''') was, in various [[Mark (designation)|designations]], a standard issue [[service pistol|service revolver]] for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, and countries of the [[British Empire]], from 1887 to 1963.

The Webley is a [[Break-action|top-break]] revolver and breaking the revolver operates the [[extractor (firearms)|extractor]], which removes [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] from the [[cylinder (firearms)|cylinder]]. The '''Webley Mk I''' service revolver was adopted in 1887 and the '''Mk IV''' rose to prominence during the [[Second Boer War|Boer War of 1899–1902]]. The '''Mk VI''' was introduced in 1915, during wartime, and is the best-known model.

Firing large [[.455 Webley]] cartridges, Webley service revolvers are among the most powerful top-break revolvers produced. The .455 calibre Webley is no longer in military service. {{As of|1999}}, the [[.38/200]] Webley Mk IV variant was still in use as a police sidearm in a number of countries.<ref>[http://www.cruffler.com/historic-july99.html "Historic firearm of the month", July 1999], Cruffler.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-02</ref>