C&R · II · 590
Webley & Scott M1913 .455
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 19 ↗
Webley and Scott, M1913, Navy or Commercial, self-loading pistol, cal. .455.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1912–1931.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United KingdomBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Webley & Scott, BirminghamBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .455Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1912–1931production; ATF states no dateBasis: estimate ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 19 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Webley Self-Loading Pistol” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): the .455 version was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1912; infobox production 1910–1932; end 1931 is our estimate
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Webley Self-Loading Pistol-IMG 6301-white.jpg” by Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 fr. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Webley Self-Loading Pistol”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Webley Self-Loading Pistol was an early magazine-fed pistol. The gun was designed in 1910 by the Webley & Scott company. The Mk. 1 entered police service in 1911 in a .32 ACP model for the London Metropolitan Police. The .455 version was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1912 as the first automatic pistol in British service. The pistol was also adopted by the Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Flying Corps. Its predecessor was the unsuccessful Mars Automatic Pistol.