Since there is demand for revolvers, the unit will be manufacturing it initially. While Sial has a stake of 51 per cent, the British firm has 49 per cent and this unit has been completed in a year's time. Singh added that they would also make goods for the defence and paramilitary forces later. 'We had applied for the licence in 2017 and got it in March 2019 under which we can make revolvers, pistols and ammunition,' he had said. Keeping in mind the vast market potential, the decision to set up this unit had been taken,' Singh had earlier said, adding that the project had been completed with the help of the Centre and the state government. 'Revolvers, pistols, airguns will be made in this unit. The company will not sell directly but through gun houses, he said. Singh said an understanding has been reached with 15 gun houses in different states of the country till now for selling the revolver. Webley is famous for the revolvers and automatic pistols it supplied to the British Empire's military, particularly the British Army, from 1887 through both World War I and World War II. In 2010, Webley and Scott restarted the production of shotguns for commercial sale. Webley produced handguns and long guns from 1834-1979 when the company ceased to manufacture firearms and instead turned its attention to producing air pistols and air rifles.
