.25 webley vulcan

[Jimny4x4]

Was not aware that Webley did .25's ... but mate has a .25 cal Vulcan .
Has anyone else seen these ?
Any background ?

[Rickenbacker]

Euch, no, that's a shame.

Is it a factory bore or one of those brass .25" barrel liners stuck in there?

[Geezer]

Never heard of a factory one. Of course there has always been a small shed-based industry of people converting things to .25" or .20" when they weren't available in those calibres from the makers.

The only post-WW2 Webleys I know of in .25" were the Patriot and a small run of FAC-level export-only Eclipse Mk2s.

[Jimny4x4]

Euch, no, that's a shame.

Is it a factory bore or one of those brass .25" barrel liners stuck in there?

Wish it was - that'd be a HARPER CLASSIC AIRGUNS special ...
But mate's is a proper barrel marked up with a .25 stamp .

[Rickenbacker]

Wish it was - that'd be a HARPER CLASSIC AIRGUNS special ...
But mate's is a proper barrel marked up with a .25 stamp .

Well that's a new one on 'Geezer' then.

Steve Harper? Wasn't he the singer with Cockney Rebel??

Sorry, I'm not taking this seriously at all, am I...

[Geezer]

Well that's a new one on 'Geezer' then.

Steve Harper? Wasn't he the singer with Cockney Rebel??

Sorry, I'm not taking this seriously at all, am I...

Intriguing. Never heard of a factory one.

Of course, some big dealers did special order non-standard calibres, like MAG's .25" BSA Cobra Strike Magnum (sounds like a really bad 80s action movie).

Would love to learn more.

Oh, and it's Steve Harley from Cockney Rebel. Who also invented the motorcycle.

[Mach 1.5]

25 cal Vulcan...That's interesting. Webley did do a .25 cal Tommy also, yes I know abit later than the vulcan but they did them. Mach 1.5

[Blackrider]

Intriguing. Never heard of a factory one.

Of course, some big dealers did special order non-standard calibres, like MAG's .25" BSA Cobra Strike Magnum (sounds like a really bad 80s action movie).

Would love to learn more.

Oh, and it's Steve Harley from Cockney Rebel. Who also invented the motorcycle.

And had a street named after him in London !

[Hellequin]

Intriguing. Never heard of a factory one.

Of course, some big dealers did special order non-standard calibres, like MAG's .25" BSA Cobra Strike Magnum (sounds like a really bad 80s action movie).

Would love to learn more.

Oh, and it's Steve Harley from Cockney Rebel. Who also invented the motorcycle.

A 'Harley' is not a real motorcycle. They were intended for agricultural use, pulling ploughs and such like. When they're not broken down, that is...

Come on Gareth, lets 'ave it!

[ZAKDINGEL]

Well that's a new one on 'Geezer' then.

Steve Harper? Wasn't he the singer with Cockney Rebel??

Sorry, I'm not taking this seriously at all, am I...

Steve Harley

[Gareth W-B]

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I had a factory spec .25 Webley & Scott springer break-barrel Patriot on my F.A.C. a few years back, and said Patriot dated firmly to the Vulcan era, so wonder if your mates Vulcan is a hybrid of a regular Vulcan fitted with a Patriot barrel?

That stacks up as being possible in m book, as it was possible to order a Patriot .25 sub 12ft.lb at that time, thus eliminating the need for RFD and/or Proof House intervention, so in theory, it was potentially possible to order a .25 barrel off ticket back in the day? Just a (hopefully helpful) thought?