The lowest I have is 2550
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Winston Churchill 1930
Hi John
I have 2 both .22'S S4063 and S5196
ATB Chris.
Thank you Mr Gen and Chris.
Chris, Does S5196 have full international patents stamped on either side of the cylinder or just three?
Kind regards,
John
Hi,
I have s3977 in .177. Sold by Redmayne & Todd Nottingham for 45- according to the sticker on the box.
Nick.
Thanks for sharing details all. This is certainly starting to look like a list. I have a passion for the straight grip Senior as they have that classic semi auto 1920s/30s profile, which I find very attractive. I also prefer shooting it over other pre war Webleys, including the more streamlined slant gripped Seniors.
Splosh, Is S2002 stamped with Pape's details along the backstrap? I'm assuming it is a 3 pin frame?
John
Hi All,
Interesting thread this John - for what its worth my Straight Grip senior is numbered S2892 and is a .177.
In terms of the numbering, however, it has a quirk. I believe (from Bruce’s book and what I have read elsewhere) that the three numbers stamped on the muzzle end of cylinder on these Webley’s are meant to correspond with the last three of the serial number (stamped above the grip). Hence, in my case the number on the end of the cylinder should be 892.
Yet, the three numbers are actually 368 (At first glance they don’t match).
However, when you look at the serial number of my pistol upside down it actually looks like 3683S. Hence, it appears that the first three numbers (when read upside down!) have then been stamped on the end of the pistol!
I wonder if other’s have come across any similar anomalies on these pistols (or indeed on the other pre-WW11 Webley pistols)?
Best
Olly
Hi John
My two straight-grip Seniors are nos. 1376 and 1182
John
My Webley Senior in .22 was purchased new by my father sometime in the thirties and lived all its life with dad in the sideboard at home in the box, with an orange ( I think tin of pellets ) and a cleaning brush.
After Dad died Mum asked me to collect it. On collection I discovered that Mum had binned the box etc. because I would not want that tatty old box!
The number is S 4707 and it still retains 100% finish.