Pre-war Webley Pellet Tin

[Troubledshooter]

Hi David,

I have both variations of the early post-war, round green 500 tin, ie indented and flat lid and a green, flat lidded tin which would have contained 1000 pellets. I believe it was you who confirmed that neither the green 1000 pellet or the orange 500 .22 tin were ever available with an indented lid. I too have found it harder to source the green tins than the orange ones. Presumably this was due to the .22 calibre being more popular than .177 at the time these pellets were produced.

Regards

Brian

I've never been able to acquire the flat 1000 green tin, or the later quadrant 200 tin either, although I haven't been looking very hard recently, as I believe several of the 200 quadrant tins have been offerd on Eb@y.
As I'm now downsizing, I'm still not looking very hard.

[Josie & John]

I have a flat lidded 1000 .177 round green tin but not for sale. Had another some years ago and parted with it.

I've never seen a Webley advert for any of the round green or orange tins, so they are consequently somewhat difficult to date.

John

[edbear2]

Hello David,

Thanks for the info. Everydays a school day as they say.
I have never seen a Weaman green 1000 never mind a Weaman 250.
Do you have either/ both ?

Sam

Hi Sam, some Webley tins for reference;

Oblong tin variations Weaman and non Weaman plus temporary stickers make these 6 "different" tins to a collector (try telling the missus);

https://www.flickr.com/photos/312284...57607964699940

Freshly opened previously sealed Weaman period tin (very well preserved pellets, not always the case!);

https://www.flickr.com/photos/312284...57607964699940

Webley round earlier tins, flat and ridged style lids;

.177 types

https://www.flickr.com/photos/312284...57607964699940

With contemporary .22 tin;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/312284...57607964699940

The 250 x .22 oblong type (basically a re-printed 500 x .177 tin);

https://www.flickr.com/photos/312284...57607964699940

I have just realised I have sold my last "wrong colour" tin without taking a photo for reference, so sorry about that!

They mostly all came from that auction site both here and abroad (they can be much cheaper to acquire in the USA, but always contact the seller as many will not initially post abroad, but normally can be convinced once you tell them they will get more for their item)...Trick is to be patient as prices go up and down hugely depending on many factors, and are quite strong at the moment.

I have seen some great tins go really cheap in the USA, as the sellers have steadfastly refused to post to the U.K., or even to an address I have the occasional use of through work over there despite my polite pleading

ATB, Ed