webley junior/premier

[wsmk2]

Hi I am looking for an old webley premier or junior as my son is doing pistol shooting as part of triathlon and its a good excuse to buy something collectable for him to shoot with. I have seen some juniors on a dealers website that look very nice at £125 that are not boxed. Is this excessive or the going rate? I am new to pistols - never owned one but would like on to go with my service air rifle. Any thoughts gratefully received.

Thanks

[le frelon]

If you don't need a boxed example, then there are plenty of Juniors available either through here or at arms fairs that can be had from about £60-£80 in good shootable condition. I have 5 ( don't ask! ) and bought the last one last october at an arms fair for £70 and it's a nice little shooter as well as being desirable.
Stay away from the tin grip/early ones unless buying purely as a collectable. In my opinion, the models from the 50'-60's era are the nicest and the later mk11 junior/plastic coated, out of character for your Service rifle.
All juniors were .177, Premiers in both .177 and .22.
Premiers tend to fetch a bit more but might not suit, depending on arm strength etc.
Search 'collectables' for both and you should find quite a few recent items offered. No idea if any are still available though.
Hope this helps
Carl.

[Jimlad]

Hi
webley Tempest £70 posted?
http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....-(-Price-drop-)
Jim

[wsmk2]

Hi thanks for the link but for the triathlon it has to be .177 hence I was thinking about a junior.

Cheers

[ggggr]

Hi I am looking for an old webley premier or junior as my son is doing pistol shooting as part of triathlon and its a good excuse to buy something collectable for him to shoot with. I have seen some juniors on a dealers website that look very nice at £125 that are not boxed. Is this excessive or the going rate? I am new to pistols - never owned one but would like on to go with my service air rifle. Any thoughts gratefully received.

Thanks

As you dont need a brilliant looking one, you should be able to pick up a working one off here for £45-£55 mark. Any more than that and they dont seem to sell. Airgunner .177 makes wooden grips for them as well.

[wsmk2]

Am I able to put a wanted add on here for a good working/good condition webley junior pistol or do I have to post under the wanted header?

Cheers

[Eddiekneejerk]

I've got a post-war Birmingham4 Webley Senior in .177 which has been previously "loved,"
ie not mint condition but perfectly shootable.
Drop me a line if you'd like it - reckon £65 posted would be fine for me...

[wsmk2]

Hi can I see a pic as I would like one to go with my service air rifle i.e. as suggested just post war up until the 60s - bit like this one http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Air-Pistols...e-gs26499.aspx

Cheers

[Eddiekneejerk]

Certainly, here it is -

[wsmk2]

Hi great offer - whilst I will bear this one in mind I would like to hold out for a slightly earlier one with the plum finish that matches my service air rifle. Appreciate the offer though - trying to kill two birds with one stone by getting something he can practice with and adding something to my collection.

Cheers