Webley .32 Automatic Pistol, 1909

The Webley .32 Automatic Pistol, 1909.
Perhaps stung by newspaper articles in 1899 which asserted that British revolvers were going to be replaced in popularity by foreign-made automatic pistols, Thomas Webley hastened the development of a fine rand of British made self-loaders. The .32 shown became the official weapon of the Metropolitan Police, after proving its worth in the Sidney Street Siege in 1911, and was also adopted by many overseas police forces. It`s of a unique recoil-operated design, simply and strongly constructed, and although small it`s highly accurate.

Cartridge:
.32