The P38 was more reliable than the Luger, experiencing fewer jams. The Walther P38 semiautomatic handgun was designed as a replacement for the idiosyncratic World War I–era Luger P08. The final Mark IV version was adopted in 1915 and remained in continuous service until 1947.
Nevertheless, despite the recoil, the strong frame, and a reputation for reliability meant Webley revolvers remained in British Army service across two centuries. 455 round that packed quite a punch, and the weapon was known its considerable recoil. The weapon originally featured a four-inch barrel, but this was later upgraded to a six-inch barrel. The revolver was what was known as a “top-break” revolver: a latch on the top of the pistol frame caused the barrel and cylinder to swing down on a hinge, facilitating loading and unloading. The Webley Mark I, adopted in November 1887, was a handgun with a six-round ammunition cylinder. The British Army was the last major army in the world to use the revolver as a standard service weapon.
Like the Colt Dragoon, the LeMat was considered a pistol with the firepower-in this case, ammunition capacity rather than stopping power-that horse-mounted cavalryman wanted. The Birmingham Small Arms Company of Birmingham, England produced an estimated 2,900 LeMats, with up to 2,400 smuggled to North America to arm Confederate Army units. The LeMat revolver was first produced in small quantities in America, but production moved to Europe with the start of the U.S.
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