webley straight grip

[anightrains]

hi chaps,
yesterday i added a new pistol to my collection its a straight grip webley with adjustable trigger
wooden grips with the winged pellet emblem,its believed to be 1924 ish,Is it possible to find an exact age its numbers
are 41180 on the body and 180 on the front, if you can help thanks.
brian,

[Atlantia]

Hi Brian,

Sounds like you've got a MK1 Webley there Brian!
41180 is fairly late in the life of these. I don't have the exact dates (mine is even later: 42548) but they were made into the 50,000's and 1930s.
Your's at a guess I'd say is going to be around 1928-29.
I'm sure someone will have a list somewhere?
The 180 on the front is just a repeat of the last three digits of the serial number.
How about some pics of yours?

Best
Gene

P.S. Did you see I also got one recently: http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....nt-and-advice!

[GuizeAyose]

Good morning, according to Gordon Bruce's book I would say 1933-34 ish as serial numbers end at 50000 in 1935, someone else may know more.

[anightrains]

Hi Brian,

Sounds like you've got a MK1 Webley there Brian!
41180 is fairly late in the life of these. I don't have the exact dates (mine is even later: 42548) but they were made into the 50,000's and 1930s.
Your's at a guess I'd say is going to be around 1928-29.
I'm sure someone will have a list somewhere?
The 180 on the front is just a repeat of the last three digits of the serial number.
How about some pics of yours?

Best
Gene

P.S. Did you see I also got one recently: http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....nt-and-advice!

hi gene
yes mines the same as yours trouble is i'm useless at posting pictures iv just taken some but no idea how to post them sorry,
brian

[Atlantia]

hi gene
yes mines the same as yours trouble is i'm useless at posting pictures iv just taken some but no idea how to post them sorry,
brian

Hi Brian,
Email them to me and I'll do it for you.
gimmieitbaby@aol.com

[anightrains]

Hi Brian,
Email them to me and I'll do it for you.
gimmieitbaby@aol.com

i think they are sent hope so brian

[Atlantia]

Good morning, according to Gordon Bruce's book I would say 1933-34 ish as serial numbers end at 50000 in 1935, someone else may know more.

Hi 'GA'

Just from the maths: 11 year run, 50,000 units and even production would mean around 4545 units per year.
That would make Brian's as you say 1933, and mine a few months later, but in the same year.
Is that a similar method to your reasoning for the year you estimate?
I was under the impression that production wasn't so 'evenly spread'?
I'd really like to know for sure. Have the records survived?

Best
Gene

[Atlantia]

i think they are sent hope so brian

I'm at the PC, so hopefully will arrive in a few mins once the sever or whatever updates.

[Atlantia]

Here they are:
Brian's rather nice Webley Mk1

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...s/DSC00313.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...s/DSC00311.jpg

[anightrains]

Here they are:
Brian's rather nice Webley Mk1

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...s/DSC00313.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...s/DSC00311.jpg

thanks gene like yours it needs a good clean but i want to retain the patina
brian

[Atlantia]

thanks gene like yours it needs a good clean but i want to retain the patina
brian

Hi Brian,

It's a good example. You should be able to clean it up without removing too much finish. Mine looked like a total basket case and it turned out really well (see below, better daylight pictures)
Your's isn't too bad anyway, so it shouldn't need more than a light clean.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...s/SDC14932.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...s/SDC14934.jpg
Best
Gene

[anightrains]

Hi Brian,

It's a good example. You should be able to clean it up without removing too much finish. Mine looked like a total basket case and it turned out really well (see below, better daylight pictures)
Your's isn't too bad anyway, so it shouldn't need more than a light clean.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...s/SDC14932.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...s/SDC14934.jpg
Best
Gene

if i can get mine half as clean as yours i will be very pleased
brian

[GuizeAyose]

Hi 'GA'

Just from the maths: 11 year run, 50,000 units and even production would mean around 4545 units per year.
That would make Brian's as you say 1933, and mine a few months later, but in the same year.
Is that a similar method to your reasoning for the year you estimate?
I was under the impression that production wasn't so 'evenly spread'?
I'd really like to know for sure. Have the records survived?

Best
Gene

Yes thats how I worked it out roughly, the book by Gordon Bruce has been reprinted recently, I would say it is a must buy for Webley pistol enthusiasts. You should be able to find a stockist through google.

[Atlantia]

if i can get mine half as clean as yours i will be very pleased
brian

LOL, mine looked like it had been rolled in crushed cornflakes! Your's should look great!

Best
Gene

[Atlantia]

Yes thats how I worked it out roughly, the book by Gordon Bruce has been reprinted recently, I would say it is a must buy for Webley pistol enthusiasts. You should be able to find a stockist through google.

Cheers, I'll look out for it