"New" revolver for the collection

harmoniums · 27-02-2015 6:06pm #1

I've kinda slowed down on collecting Irish stuff over the last year and spent a lot more time shooting and reloading, but I couldn't pass this one up.
Bought it quietly, wife found it in the safe, bates (the bad kind) were administered.

Webley #5 Army express, sold by Trulock and Harris In Dublin on Dawson Street.
Chambered in 45 Long Colt or 455 Webley, I've shot it and its a lot of fun!

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You might recall this scene from Silverado where Kevin Kline buys a ratty one quickly to shoot a horse thief

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mAO3eeRP84

BrownTrout · 28-02-2015 12:20am

Just out of curiosity, how does one license a revolver? Does being a member of a target range count as a legit reason for your FAC? Will the guards license it even though it's a centre fire pistol?

OU812 · 28-02-2015 12:24am

Not a licensed shooter or anything but have a passing interest in such things. The history of the gun fascinates me more than the actual firearm. Do you know the history of it? Age/Previous owners/usage etc ?

Witcher · 28-02-2015 12:26am

BrownTrout wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, how does one license a revolver? Does being a member of a target range count as a legit reason for your FAC? Will the guards license it even though it's a centre fire pistol?

You have to be a member of a range and you can only licence 5 shot .22 pistols now. No new centrefire licences.

meathstevie · 28-02-2015 12:43am

BrownTrout wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, how does one license a revolver? Does being a member of a target range count as a legit reason for your FAC? Will the guards license it even though it's a centre fire pistol?

Harmoniums is in the US I believe.

Grizzly 45 · 28-02-2015 2:30am

He proably has a better collection than most Irish museuems of Irish historical guns and guns made or sold in Ireland.Man ought to be commended for his appreciation and zest for saving Irish firearms.:)

harmoniums · 28-02-2015 5:42pm

meathstevie wrote: »

Harmoniums is in the US I believe.

Correct.

BTW, this revolver was made before Jan 1st 1899 and as such is not considered a firearm that needs paperwork.

I walked into the auction house, paid my money and walked out with it, didn't even show them my ID, and this was in California!

Sometimes they ask for ID for antiques like these, sometimes they even want to do a full background check just to make sure your not a crazy.
In cases like that I show them my CCW licence and they usually seem satisfied.

harmoniums · 28-02-2015 5:44pm

OU812 wrote: »

Not a licensed shooter or anything but have a passing interest in such things. The history of the gun fascinates me more than the actual firearm. Do you know the history of it? Age/Previous owners/usage etc ?

I can contact webley and find out when they shipped it to Dublin and if it was a specific customer order, but I dont think I can get the Trulock and Harris records
Heres a period advertisment for this revolver

OU812 · 28-02-2015 7:12pm

Unbelievable that this firearm is over 100 years old and may have seen action in 1916/1922 here.

philmire · 28-02-2015 8:16pm

Just wondering up to what year was the sale of revolvers legal in Ireland and what year did they stop lovely looking gun and would be nice to track down who bought it weather it was the police of the time or for military use

meathstevie · 28-02-2015 10:24pm

OU812 wrote: »

Unbelievable that this firearm is over 100 years old and may have seen action in 1916/1922 here.

Hypothetically speaking it could have been in the holster of Majoor John McBride of the Irish Brigade in the army of the Transvaal Republiek in the Boer War at Colenso or Ladysmith....The gun dates back from that era and it looks an absolute minter.

Harmoniums, can you still get suitable Long Colt ammo for it or is it a reloading job with old style propellant etc etc ?

meathstevie · 28-02-2015 10:30pm

philmire wrote: »

Just wondering up to what year was the sale of revolvers legal in Ireland and what year did they stop lovely looking gun and would be nice to track down who bought it weather it was the police of the time or for military use

The sale of revolvers has never been illegal, not even today. The licencing and possession is a different kettle of fish.

Since independence to 1972 I believe it was quite straightforward to licence revolvers. From 1972 till mid 2000's impossible to licence unless you were one of the few civilians who would have been permitted by the DoJ to carry one for personal protection and since 2008 impossible for anything but rimfire in case of new applications.

harmoniums · 28-02-2015 10:48pm

meathstevie wrote: »

Hypothetically speaking it could have been in the holster of Majoor John McBride of the Irish Brigade in the army of the Transvaal Republiek in the Boer War at Colenso or Ladysmith....The gun dates back from that era and it looks an absolute minter.

Harmoniums, can you still get suitable Long Colt ammo for it or is it a reloading job with old style propellant etc etc ?

I reload a lot myself and have black powder rounds made up for it in 45 Long Colt, I have easy access to lead bullets, black powder and caseshere.

You can buy commercial rounds online, but they are expensive and honestly I trust mine more when it comes to shooting historical pieces.

Some folks use light (3-4 grains) of smokeless loads in these, but theres no garauntee that they would hold up to the quicker pressure spike, no point in takin the chance on an fairly expensive gun

If any of you guys are ever over in southern california, look me up, we can go to the range and shoot a bunch.

OU812 · 01-03-2015 2:18am

harmoniums wrote: »

If any of you guys are ever over in southern california, look me up, we can go to the range and shoot a bunch.

Sigh... I'm only back

black powder colt · 06-03-2015 4:04pm

harmoniums wrote: »

Correct.

BTW, this revolver was made before Jan 1st 1899 and as such is not considered a firearm that needs paperwork.

I walked into the auction house, paid my money and walked out with it, didn't even show them my ID, and this was in California!

Sometimes they ask for ID for antiques like these, sometimes they even want to do a full background check just to make sure your not a crazy.
In cases like that I show them my CCW licence and they usually seem satisfied.

Does that mean you could carry it around in your pocket without any paper work in a public place and can you just walk into shop and buy ammo like a can of beans

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