![]() According to a statement published in the Webley & Scott Annual Report, manufacture of the 6.35 mm version actually commenced before May 1907. ![]() Once the problems of re-tooling had been overcome, the factory management announced the introduction of their new pistol. The outline was the same, but on a smaller scale. Some changes in design compared to the 1905 Model in order to make dismantling less difficult were made by John Carter and Frank Murray (both employees of the Webley & Scott company). The choice of 6.35 mm certainly seemed to be the most appropriate at that time. The basic Whiting design had proved itself reliable and, with very little effort, could be adapted for other calibres. ![]() Sales of the previous introduced 1905 model were certainly encouraging enough for the factory to diversify its production range of automatic pistols with a smaller version. ![]() The Webley & Scott management were quick to acknowledge a developing section of the market and proposed to meet the situation by introducing their own contender, as had already been done with the calibre. Those weapons were normally chambered for the new 6.35 mm cartridge and were carried by both men and women, chiefly for protection against highway robbery. In Europe among the more prosperous members of each community it had become fashionable to own a small automatic pistol - almost as a form of personal accessory.
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