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Lot #3481

Lot 3480: Webley-Fosbery Model 1902 Automatic Revolver in .38 ACP

Excellent Webley-Fosbery Model 1902 Automatic Revolver in Very Scarce .38 ACP

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: May 4, 2025

Lot 3480: Webley-Fosbery Model 1902 Automatic Revolver in .38 ACP

Excellent Webley-Fosbery Model 1902 Automatic Revolver in Very Scarce .38 ACP

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: May 4, 2025

Estimated Price: $13,000 - $19,000
Price Realized:
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Excellent Webley-Fosbery Model 1902 Automatic Revolver in Very Scarce .38 ACP

Manufacturer: Webley & Scott Ltd
Model: Fosbery
Type: Revolver
Gauge: 38 ACP
Barrel: 6 inch solid rib
Finish: blue
Grip: hard rubber
Stock:
Item Views: 354
Item Interest: Very Active
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 294
Class: Curio & Relic Handgun
Bore Condition: The bore is shiny with some minor frosting and crisp rifling.
Description:

This excellent .38 ACP chambered Webley-Fosbery Model 1902 revolver was manufactured on September 29, 1903 according to production figures listed on page 60 of the book "Webley & Scott Automatic Pistols" by Gordon Bruce. Produced in limited quantities in the early 1900s, the Webley-Fosbery uses a novel recoil driven operating system. Around early 1904, many of these .38 ACP chambered Webley-Fosbery revolvers were stripped for parts at the factory in order to utilize their components in production of the newer .455 caliber Webley-Fosbery variants in an attempt to garner more military interest, lending to their scarcity today. The revolver is divided into two main components, an upper frame carrying the barrel, cylinder and the hammer, which is mated to the lower grip frame and single action trigger and disconnector assembly on a spring loaded track. On discharge the recoil energy drives the entire upper frame back along the track recocking the hammer and advancing the cylinder. While this mechanism combines many of the positive features of both a revolver and an automatic pistol, it did not catch on, and the revolver was supplanted by the automatic pistol (today known as a semi-automatic pistol) as the primary sidearm of the military, police and civilians. Blade front and notch rear sights, an 8-shot cylinder, "P. WEBLEY & SON.LONDON & BIRMINGHAM." address on the barrel rib, full and partial matching visible serial number "1299" on the barrel, cylinder, right side of the frame, left side of the grip strap, a few internal components and handwritten on the interiors of both grip panels, "'WEBLEY FOSBERY'" on the left side of the top strap and "38 AUTOMATIC" (a lesser seen caliber for this model) next to the "flying bullet" trademark above "W&S" on the left side plate of the lower frame. The hammer is checkered on three sides, with Birmingham proofs, a safety switch on the left side of the lower frame, a pair of checkered grips with "SAFE" at the top of the left panel and a lanyard swivel on the butt.

Rating Definition:

Excellent, retains 95% plus original high polish blue finish with some light drag lines visible on the cylinder and some fading on the rear grip strap. Grips are also excellent with tight fitment, minimal handling evidence, and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. This outstanding Webley-Fosbery revolver in very scarce .38 ACP would be difficult to improve upon!



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