Just a story?

[Dutch]

There are no British Caliber .380 with a German Head stamp known.
The story goes that 9mm Para were formed to fit in a Webley revolver.
I have a few of these rounds in my collection. This evening I try to put them in an Mk4 Webley. They dont fit. That means I dont get them completely in the cylinder.

Is it just a story or were the Webleys reworked by the Germans.

Rgds,
Dutch

 

[jonnyc]

Dutch, that's the same story I heard about those rounds, but yours is the first "test" I've seen. Interesting!
I have a similar round out of Israel that seems to have been meant to fit an 8mm Lebel revolver.

 

[Dutch]

@jonnyc

This evening I will putt he same question on the IAA forum.
Perhaps John or Lew knows more.

Rgds
Dutch

 

[edstorey]

.380 Revolvers

Did the germans capture enough .380 Revolvers to adapt them into their military? If so, what was its German designation? What about British .455 Revolvers? Also how much .380 or .455 British ammunition was captured by the Germans during their 1940 campaign?

 

[pzgr40]

I read the story the other way around. These cartridges were also found in the vincinity of Arnhem where brittish paratroopers with lack of ammo changed 9x19 mm pistol ammo into 9mm revolver ammo as they had lack of ammo.
There is a written article about this in an old NVBMB collectors magazine , I will look if I can find it.
Regards, DJH