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Webley–Fosbery Automatic Revolver
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<p>The Webley–Fosbery Self-Cocking Automatic Revolver is a recoil-operated <a href="/facts/Automatic_revolver/IIUUmDrB">automatic revolver</a> designed by <a href="/facts/Lieutenant_Colonel/Ep9T6K8V">Lieutenant Colonel</a> <a href="/facts/George_Fosbery/9nYKPRja">George Vincent Fosbery</a> <a href="/facts/Victoria_Cross/abfXKEQl">VC</a> and produced by the <a href="/facts/Webley_%2526_Scott/1P3lIS3d">Webley & Scott</a> company from 1901 to 1924. The revolver is easily recognisable by the zig-zag grooves on the cylinder. The handgun was offered in both .455 and .38 calibers and, somewhat unique for a revolver, features a manual <a href="/facts/Safety_(firearms)/z2awzIme">thumb safety</a>. </p>