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Interested in your thoughts...
How important do you think it is to have matching serial numbers on the barrel and rifle?
Just thinking because I saw a fairly decent example for sale recently but its barrel was a mis-match (although it was a genuine 'Service' barrel)
Nick
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Matched numbers are important to collectors because you know that what you are getting is 'as it left the factory', at least in terms of the two main numbered components. I would guess mismatched numbers translates to a drop in value of 10% or 20% for this reason.Originally Posted by njaw
If you just want to own an example of the Service and especially if you plan to use it rather than display it then having different serials means very little. Just my thoughts.
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... Yep, Danny (Garvin) took the words right out of my mouth, so ditto for me tooMatched numbers are important to collectors because you know that what you are getting is 'as it left the factory', at least in terms of the two main numbered components. I would guess mismatched numbers translates to a drop in value of 10% or 20% for this reason.
If you just want to own an example of the Service and especially if you plan to use it rather than display it then having different serials means very little. Just my thoughts.: Gareth W-B.
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cheers chaps
that's what I thought but thought I'd see what the general feeling are about such things.
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Webley Service barrels are sometimes found without any serial numbers.
If these are genuine 'Webley' barrels, they have usually been ordered as spares from the factory by retailers, and supplied to customers as and when required.
Barrels ordered for a specific rifle could be marked at the factory with the appropriate serial number, and often were.
When Service rifles are offered with three barrels, it is not uncommon to find differently numbered barrels in the set.
The cased example in my sig. site has similarly numbered barrels.
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