Hi,
For those interested, the Webley Mk2 Service rifles for sale at today's Wallis & Wallis auction sold as follows:
Lot 123 3rd Series in .22 calibre listed as having been re-blued and with a modified rear sight, sold for £425 hammer so around £500 with costs.
Lot 124 3rd Series in much rarer .25 calibre with worn finish, sold for £850 hammer so around £1000 with costs.
The realised price difference would seem to have been largely attributable to calibre rather than anything else.
As an aside, the auctioneer noted that they were about to receive a very large collection of collectable air guns which will be part of a sale planned for November / December this year.
Regards
Brian
Last edited by Abasmajor; 07-10-2015 at 01:12 PM.
Did the .25 sell in the room? It said ex webley collection but when I emailed them to ask which lot as a member on here still had the catalogue and stated it was not in there and was told that it was from an ex webley employee which was the provenance that it was ex webley collection.
Hi, I will ring Anderson/Garland tomorrow, and see if the collection has been withdrawn, and post on here, Atb ray.
Hi, all, the second half of the David Swan action will be at Anderson /Garland on dec 1/2/3rd, I have had a sneak preview of the guns on offer (photos only) What a fantastic collection,butt flask,ball flask, bellows, Girandoni type repeaters, some cased with extra flasks ect, walking canes, about 60 items in no, stunning guns, ATB, Ray.
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Hi Danny,
That's certainly another way off looking at it and I guess sensible reserve prices should go some way to protecting the seller.
I have e mailed Wallis & Wallis to try and establish some more about their plans and will post details when they respond.
Regards
Brian
Hello,
Just received this reply from Wallis & Wallis regarding their earlier announcement of a forthcoming large sale of vintage air guns.
"Sorry, false alarm.
Regards
Marianne"
Doh !
Brian