Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Chapters: 1872 Swiss revolver, Beaumont-Adams Revolver, Bodeo Model 1889, British Bull Dog revolver, Enfield revolver, Frontier Bulldog, Kerr's Patent Revolver, Lefaucheux M1858, LeMat Revolver, M1870 Gasser, M1879 Reichsrevolver, MAS 1873 revolver, Mauser Zig-Zag, Modèle 1892 revolver, Rast-Gasser M1898, Remington Model 1858, Remington Model 1875, Schmidt M1882, Tranter (revolver), Type 26 revolver, Velo-dog, Webley Revolver. Excerpt: The Webley Revolver (also known as the Webley Break-Top Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth from 1887 until 1963. The Webley is a top-break revolver with automatic extraction. That is, breaking the revolver open for reloading also operates the extractor. This removes the spent cartridges from the cylinder. The Webley Mk I service revolver was adopted in 1887. A later version, the Mk IV, rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899¿1902. However, the Mk VI, introduced in 1915 during the First World War, is perhaps the best-known model. Firing the large .455 Webley cartridge, Webley service revolvers are among the most powerful top-break revolvers ever produced. Although the .455 calibre Webley is no longer in military service, the .38/200 Webley Mk IV variant is still in use as a police sidearm in a number of countries. The British company Webley and Scott (P. Webley & Son before merger with W & C Scott in 1897) produced a range of revolvers from the mid 19th to late 20th centuries. Early models such as the Webley-Government (often incorrectly referred to as the Webley-Green) Army model 1879 (never adopted by the Army) and the Webley-Pryse model were first made during the 1870s. The Webley-Government aka Webley-Green is the best known and most popular of the commercial top break revolvers and many were the private purchase choice of English military officers and target shooters in the period, coming in a .476/.455 caliber. A similar design to the Webley-Green was the Webley-Kaufman revolver was even tested by the US government. The best-known are the range of military revolvers, which were in service use across two World Wars and numerous colonial conflicts, but Webley also produced a number of short-barrel solid-frame revolvers, including the Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) model and the British Bulldog revolv