# Checking guns at the airport

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-guns-at-the-airport/723943>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-guns-at-the-airport/723943 "2015-07-01T09:01:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-guns-at-the-airport/723943/61 "2015-07-09T17:03:45Z")

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> [@August\_West](#):
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> My guess is that it was the [.32 Webley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley_Revolver)
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> I have no idea how my brain pulled that name out of the back of my head.

You must be a gun nut. 😃

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-guns-at-the-airport/723943/62 "2015-07-09T17:19:01Z")

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> [@August\_West](#):
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> My guess is that it was the [.32 Webley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley_Revolver)

The revolvers they were carrying were modern (newer) they just were breech loaders.

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**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-guns-at-the-airport/723943/63 "2015-07-09T17:30:54Z")

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> [@pkbites](#):
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> The revolvers they were carrying were modern (newer) they just were breech loaders.

Can you explain what you mean by breach loader? I am familiar with guns and terminology, but I don’t know that I’ve heard this term applied to a revolver. Do you mean a tip-up or top-break style? If so, I’ve never liked that style of revolver, for some reason.

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-guns-at-the-airport/723943/64 "2015-07-09T20:51:29Z")

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> [@Orwell](#):
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> Can you explain what you mean by breach loader? I am familiar with guns and terminology, but I don’t know that I’ve heard this term applied to a revolver. Do you mean a tip-up or top-break style? If so, I’ve never liked that style of revolver, for some reason.

The Indian agents were carrying something similar to [this.](http://cdn.armslist.com/images/posts/634231717868082318j1kxsiyw.jpg)

Don’t know what make but I was told the caliber was .32. .32 “what” I don’t know. 32 S&W? 32 H&R Magnum?

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