Forgotten Weapons
Published 9 Jun 2013This is an update to our previous video on the Webley-Fosbery, which was taken on a low-res camera in a dark room — hopefully this will be a big improvement!
The Webley-Fosbery was an early automatic handgun based on a revolver design. The top half of the frame slides back under recoil, recocking the hammer and indexing to the next round in the cylinder. They were made commercially in both .38 and .455 calibers, with the .455 version attracting interest from British Army officers into World War I.
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9 years ago
It was an exploding bullet of his design, used to help determine range by making bullet impact visible at a distance.Forgotten Weapons
9 years ago
You can also find that feature on the German Reichsrevolvers and the modern Mateba auto-revolvers, plus a few old French and Belgian pinfire revolvers.Forgotten Weapons
9 years ago
The Bergmann 1896 was an unlocked, blowback mechanism. The reciprocating bolt is somewhat similar in appearance to the Mauser C96, but mechanically different. It did not have a slide like a Browning design.Forgotten Weapons
9 years ago
Yes, it could be. Cocking the hammer manually will rotate the cylinder, and that can be done without the slide assembly needing to move.
