The Webley-Fosbery Revolver was developed by Lieutenant Colonel George Vincent Fosbery VC and produced by Webley & Scott from 1901 to 1924. The revolver is cocked by sliding the top half of the piece ...

Forensic tests linked Nicholls with the Webley Revolver used in the attack. Following his guilty plea, Nicholls was sentenced to 10 years 10 months at Preston Crown Court.