2023年8月14日 · The Webley .577 Boxer revolver was a behemoth six-­shooter based on an early five-­shot Tranter. It was a handful weighing 2 pounds, 7.4 ounces. (Photo by Phillip Schreier)

2013年12月4日 · The poster states that the .577 Boxer was introduced in 1865 and ‘until the advent of .41 and .44 magnums, it possessed more stopping power than any other revolver anywhere in the world’ Given that the .357 magnum round appeared in 1934 and the .44 in 1955 that is quite a claim!

It is a black powder cartridge, based on the .577 caliber cartridge used in the Snider rifle. The early version of the cartridge used a Boxer-style casing, based on the .577 Boxer rifle cartridge used in the Snider conversion. The projectile used was a round lead ball.

Although often attributed to Webley, Webley only produced some of the revolvers now commonly referred to as Webley .577 Boxer Revolvers, which used the most powerful handgun cartridge of the day, the .577 Boxer. It was produced by Webley under licence from the firm of William Tranter of Birmingham, whose design it actually was. Webley was just ...

2019年4月4日 · The last time Cabal had been to the gunsmith’s in town to buy more cartridges for it, the man behind the counter had told hi that the pistol, a Webley .577 Boxer, was ‘guaranteed to stop a charging savage’ according to the literature.

2023年3月18日 · The .577 Boxer gun was likely made by Webley, and the percussion alteration was based on a Braendlin-Tranter. Caption: The cartridge .577 retains its caliber designation on the barrel as well as the gun's retailer's name, Rodda & Co., on the topstrap.

2022年5月10日 · The .577 revolver saw a lot of use as a manstopper as the British Empire was fighting all sorts of fanatical enemies in those days. Some of these, such as the Sudanese Mahdists and Chinese Boxers, were small-framed men and a bullet could whip through without expending all of its energy.

The .577 Redhawk has performed flawlessly to date. Thanks to the weight reduction afforded by .577 chambers and bore, handling is light and quick. Recoil is substantial, much like a heavy .44 Magnum loading but without the bite and piercing report.

.577 boxer Tranter/ Braendlin/ Webley Man Stopper 6 shot revolver. Description: A huge 6 shot .577 caliber double action revolver . This revolver has a cross pendant on the left upper frame with a B indicating made by Braendlin. On the back of the cylinder plate is marked Braendlins improvement and Tranters patent markings.

2008年1月1日 · Tipping & Lawden Tranter patent .577 solid frame revolver. P. Webley & Son purchased Tipping & Lawden in 1877 . All parts have matching serial numbers. High amount of origianl bright blue remains on barrel and cylinder. Barrel guage marked *577* on barrel flat . Top of frame has gun maker C. McLoughlin / Cheltenham written .