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Lt. Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) takes aim with a Webley Mk VI revolver in the 1964 film Zulu. Although the Webley Mk VI was not introduced until 1915 (36 years after the events depicted in the film), it is often used to portray a stereotypical "British Revolver"- both in Zulu, Zulu Dawn and many other films involving the British Empire. Also, the British officer of the time was allowed to use any sort of sidearm he wished, as long as it fired .455 ammunition. Officers often privately purchased Webley top-break revolvers (in 1879 not yet officially adopted for service) somewhat similar in appearance to the Mk VI Webley. These Webley models had been put on the market during the 1870's - such as the Webley-Green army model 1879 or the Webley-Pryse model. So the Webley model Mk VI was not yet developed when the film Zulu was set, but the design is typical of Webley revolvers of the period and can be seen as an example of artistic licence.

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current	10:02, 30 July 2006	1,024×576 (68 KB)	Commander Zulu (Talk \| contribs)	(Lt. Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) takes aim with a Webley Mk VI revolver in the 1964 film ''Zulu''. Although the Webley Mk VI was not introduced until 1915, (26 years after the events depicted in the film) it is often used to portray a)