Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver .455 Webley (7½" Barrel)

Description

The Webley-Fosbery Self-Cocking Automatic Revolver was an unusual, recoil-operated, automatic revolver designed by Lt. Col. George Vincent Fosbery, VC and produced by the Webley and Scott company from 1901 to 1915. The weapon is easily recognizable by the zig-zag grooves on the cylinder.

Generations of mystery readers and movie-goers knew this pistol and no other since it was the weapon that killed Sam Spade's partner in The Maltese Falcon.

Controlling Skill

Slug Weapon (Pistol)

Associated Games/Campaigns

Dark Æther $10 (C/V)
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Originally Published:  2009-01-01
Last Updated:  2009-01-01
Original Concept:  Historical
Final Design: Gerry Harris

 

Weapon Statistics

Name:  Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver .455 Webley (7½" Barrel)
TL:  4
Year:  1901
Nation:  Great Britain
Ammo 11.5×20mm-3M Straight (Mass-Produced Military Ammo)
Muzzle Energy:  724 joules
Length:  31 cm (28 cm)
Barrel:  19 cm
Mass:  1.08 kg empty/1.18 kg loaded (1.24 kg empty)
Price:  §156
Features:  None
Magazine:  6-round cylinder

Add-Ons

None.

House Rules Performance

. Recoil .
Round ROF Dam Pen Bulk Mag SS Burst Range
Ball-3M DAR 2 1-Nil 2 6R 3 18 (18)
HE-6 DAR 3 Nil 2 6R 3 14 (14)
HEAP-9 DAR 4 2-2-2 2 6R 3 14 (14)
DS-8 DAR 2 1-2-Nil 2 6R 3 20 (22)
Tranq-6 DAR -1* Nil 2 6R 3 11 (11)

Striker II Performance

Round Short Medium Long Extreme Notes
Ball-3M 2: 2 (2) 4: 1 (2) 8: 1 (Nil) 16: 1 (Nil) None
HE-6 1: 2 (Nil) 2: 1 (Nil) 4: 1 (Nil) 8: 1 (Nil) None
HEAP-9 1: 2 (2) 2: 1 (2) 4: 1 (2) 8: 1 (2) None
DS-8 2: 2 (2) 4: 1 (2) 8: 1 (1) 16: 1 (Nil) None
Tranq-6 1: 2 (Nil) 2: 1 (Nil) 4: 1 (Nil) 8: 1 (Nil) None

Planetfall Performance

Round ROF Ammo Dam Range (cm) Range (inches) Pen Burst Dice
Ball-3M 2 6 2 18-36-72-144 9-18-36-72 1-Nil N/A
HE-6 2 6 3 14-28-56-112 7-14-28-56 Nil N/A
HEAP-9 2 6 4 14-28-56-112 7-14-28-56 2-2-2 N/A
DS-8 2 6 2 20-40-80-160 10-20-40-80 1-2-Nil N/A
Tranq-6 2 6 1 11-22-44-88 6-11-22-44 Nil N/A