Webley Catalogue

[Abasmajor]

Hi,

A bit late as it has now been sold, but does anybody know why a rather average condition Webley catalogue (1959 ?) recently sold at internet auction for a whopping £87 with 22 bids ?

Item No was 291913123944

Regards

Brian

[Troubledshooter]

Hi Brian, that number brings up nothing.

[lodmoor]

Wow! I have a 1939 one - will that be worth thousands! Hahahahaha!

By the by, if anyone is interested I can do copies at at £10 posted (paper, laser stuff, envelopes etc).

And that number is wrong somewhere.

[Abasmajor]

Hi Brian, that number brings up nothing.

Hello David,

I don't believe the Item No link works once an item has been sold, but hoped somebody may have been watching this item before it sold.

Regards
Brian

[Josie & John]

Hi Brian,

Prices for these catalogues tend to vary and clearly two people wanted this one.

I did notice one interesting point about the catalogue in that it includes the Webley Ranger. The date code on the back is for 1959, which conveniently places the introduction of the Ranger two years earlier than Chris Thrale's excellent book on Webley Air Rifles suggests.

Such is the world of collecting.

Kind regards,

John.

[Abasmajor]

Hi Brian,

Prices for these catalogues tend to vary and clearly two people wanted this one.

I did notice one interesting point about the catalogue in that it includes the Webley Ranger. The date code on the back is for 1959, which conveniently places the introduction of the Ranger two years earlier than Chris Thrale's excellent book on Webley Air Rifles suggests.

Such is the world of collecting.

Kind regards,

John.

Well spotted John. I guess this once again proves the value of catalogues etc in the pin pointing of the dates some of these products were first introduced.

I have a nice 1958 Webley Price & Component Parts list with a temporary paper label covering the old address and showing the new address of the company following its relocation.

Regards

Brian

[ccdjg]

Hello David,

I don't believe the Item No link works once an item has been sold, but hoped somebody may have been watching this item before it sold.

Regards
Brian

To view the item, paste in the number and then search. This comes up with the message "No search results found". If you then click on the Completed Listings box on the left it will then take you to the item.

I must admit you don't see this brochure as often as you see the earlier ones.

[Troubledshooter]

I have a virtually mint unfolded unmarked example of that particular catalogue, wonder what that would fetch.

[AC99]

I have a virtually mint unfolded unmarked example of that particular catalogue, wonder what that would fetch.

I also have two mint, unfolded 1960 catalogues and one rather well-thumbed and tatty one dated 1957.
In addition I have several letters and correspondence and invoices from Webley dated 1959 when they brazed a sling swivel eye to the cocking lever of my early mk3 (which I still own). I also have a number of letters from their Birmingham 4 & 21 addresses dated between 1955 and 1960 which came with a couple of mk3's I bought a few years ago from a relative of the deceased recipient.
I suppose these must be worth something when related to the rifles for which Webley carried out work on; (provenance?).
I also have letters and 1950's catalogues - Airsporters, Cadet, Cadet Majors etc and letters from BSA from the same era.
Aubrey

[Abasmajor]

To view the item, paste in the number and then search. This comes up with the message "No search results found". If you then click on the Completed Listings box on the left it will then take you to the item.

I must admit you don't see this brochure as often as you see the earlier ones.

Hello John,

Thanks for that tip which I'm sure will come in handy in the future.

Regards

Brian