Webley white writting.

[chip]

Does anyone know what year webley changed the writting on the fore end of the hurricane.

From
HURRICANE on the side and WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND on the underside (slightly etched into the fore end).

To
WEBLEY HURRICANE on the side and WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD MADE IN ENGLAND and two F symbols on the underside (slightly raised on the fore end).

I have a few of theese pistols and i would like a rough idea of there age.

Many thanks
Chip

[Mike95]

1990.

Mike95

[webman]

According to Gordon Bruce (Webley Air Pistols), this change came in on 23rd March 1981, but there would probably still be large stocks of the older type.

[Mike95]

Interesting, my info comes from the Blue Book. Hiller mentions an AGW article on stripping the Hurricane date Jan 1983. If anyone has a copy of the article it might indicate the date of change. There are also frame casting marks under the RH grip but I have no info on how this would help with the date.
Blue Book also mentions change in length of barrel housing...first variant 2.75 inches, second variant 2.187 inches.

Mike95

[webman]

I've looked through my old Webley catalogues and the first picture with the new markings is from the March 1984 edition. There could be earlier editions I don't have, so I am inclined to accept Bruce's dates. If you look at the "Blue Book" for the Tempest, it states that the lettering changed in 1981, so I would have thought that the Hurricane would also be changed at this time.
This should make guns with the old lettering incredibly valuable. (I've got three of them).

Ian

[Mike95]

What you say ref the Tempest makes sense...as for valuable, I have just sold mine to chip who started this thread! The gun is older than I thought.

Mike95