Needing help identifying very old Webley Mark 1- .455cal

[BADFAST66]

Hello everyone! I am new to this site and I am trying to figure out this very unusual late 18th century single/double action "top break" Webley Mark 1 .455 military issued (has the "N" on the back strap and various other military markings, including the commanding officer's name on barrel. Complete matching numbers on all components and the cylinder is unshaved and measures at 1.505". However, this one is clearly not a .455 caliber and appears to be possibly a .22cal or similar.
It's a fully functional working gun although I have not fired it, I am sure it would. The serial number is a VERY early run as it's one of the first 2 thousand made. I have researched quite along time looking for answers and have only found a 22 conversion that's a single shot and requires use of a different cylinder. This may be a VERY rare gun (specific built) or maybe it's not and I just haven't been searching the right source. I am wanting to know because I am going to list it as an offer to trade for an AR or something practical for home defense as we recently had to downsize from our home and move into a trailer on the opposite side of town due to the soaring medical costs with wife battling stage 4 adenocarcinoma (on top of 18yrs with chronic LYME disease & being a SURVIVOR of a subarachnoid hemorrhage (brain aneurysm) that occurred in 2007. My BRIDE is a real trooper and she is so strong she's going to have VICTORY over the cancer too! Thank you all for taking the time to read this "novel" lol- and for any help/advice/wisdom you share with me on this unusual revolver.
God speed,
Daniel

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[billdeserthill]

I found this

British Militaria Forums-22LR Webley (Pics)

My local gunshop has a minty little .22 Webley revolver, looks like a scaled down MkVI, with the commercial Webley and Scott markings. I am trying to

www.tapatalk.com

Your gun appears to be the earlier model without an adjustable rear sight

 

[BADFAST66]

I found this

British Militaria Forums-22LR Webley (Pics)

My local gunshop has a minty little .22 Webley revolver, looks like a scaled down MkVI, with the commercial Webley and Scott markings. I am trying to

www.tapatalk.com

Your gun appears to be the earlier model without an adjustable rear sight

Thank you for the info! I appreciate your help and I will try and join that site to learn more about it. The small pics probably make it hard to see but It's definitely a Mark 1 - and it is from the 1880- 1890 era with serial number 2564.
But the really strange thing is that it's marked as a .455 .760 with the NP mark for Nitro Proof & rated at 6 Tons. But it definitely was built as a 22 cal so it may be 1 of a kind. If you would like to see close up pics I will send you some. I am totally stumped over it but just wanting to trade it so my wife has a modern firearm for self defense.
Thank you very much and have a great day!!

 

[billdeserthill]

I'm sure we'd all like to see more pics, if you have the time

 

[BADFAST66]

Hello and thank you for your help, I just got home from work so I was able to have time to upload these. All of patina and rust was on this when we found it in Grandpas hickory chest after he passed. I was told by someone to not try and scrub it off or it could cause loss of value but I tried to stop it by adding some hoppes solution. THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING TO IDENTIFY This old gun and I am interested in trading for a modern firearm / optics/ammo/ etc. I am not a collector and would like to see it go to someone who appreciates oldies like this one. I know it's far from gun show condition but it truly looks like it's been through a war or two lol. Someone once told me back then that they'd even use these as a hammer to pound on nails or whatever. I am unsure about that one. Have a nice evening!