Webley Disease....Highly contagious

[Geezer]

I refuse to rise to the bait of IJ's amusing trolling.

Oh, all right then.

Compared to most of the largely rubbish contemporary pistols when the Johnstone-Fearn Webley came out in 1924 or so, the Webley was streets ahead. It is a poor design in ultimate performance terms, and if I had to shoot a 10M match with a classic springer, it would not be my choice. But it's a surprisingly good shooting proposition despite its design limitations, the older ones are beautifully made and finished, and about four generations of British air gun shooters grew up either owning one or wanting one. So they are just nice.

My first air pistol was a Webley, but at the same time I wanted a 3-litre Ford Capri when I grew up. I now know for sure that a 3-litre Capri was actually a bit of a crap car. But I still want one.

This whole vintage/classic thing has to accept the role of nostalgia. I mean, I have nostaligic feelings for the Mk1 Airsporter, although it came out twenty years before I was born.

I guess this is why some people collect Gats. Weirdos.

[I. J.]

I reckon I.J. doth protest too much, secretly he will have a stash of mint examples stashed away that he admires, he's just trying to keep the market for himself

Bang to rights! Im just waiting for the price of scrap steel to rise.

I refuse to rise to the bait of IJ's amusing trolling.

Oh, all right then.

Good effort.

[45flint]

Bang to rights! Im just waiting for the price of scrap steel to rise.





Good effort.

Wow almost 20,000 posts how can he be wrong?

[I. J.]

Wow almost 20,000 posts how can he be wrong?

According to the mother-in-law (may she rest in peace - soon) I am most of the time.

[I. J.]

I guess this is why some people collect Gats. Weirdos.

Gat collectors I can understand. They are happy if the pellet shoots out. 'Wobbly' owners arent happy until they have the 5 pin, Canadian patent, tin grip variant.
The one good thing about Wobbly collectors is that they leave the good stuff un bought for other collectors.

Im off now to Cellotape bread crumbs to my window sill to drive the pigeons wild

[45flint]

Gat collectors I can understand. They are happy if the pellet shoots out. 'Wobbly' owners arent happy until they have the 5 pin, Canadian patent, tin grip variant.
The one good thing about Wobbly collectors is that they leave the good stuff un bought for other collectors.

Im off now to Cellotape bread crumbs to my window sill to drive the pigeons wild and smear dog muck on braille signs.

And the good stuff prewar is?

[I. J.]

And the good stuff prewar is?

I rarely deal with guns that were around at the official opening of Stonehenge.

although I do admit to owning a 1914 BSA underlever which I have used on a few occasions to enter national rounds of HFT.

[1shot1kill]

And the good stuff prewar is?

Dog muck on drawing pins on door handles! Right up yr street I reckon IJ!😉

[I. J.]

Dog muck on drawing pins on door handles! Right up yr street I reckon IJ!😉

.... and Braille signs.

[nige346]

So a MK1 Premier started it, purchased on a whim 2 weeks ago, Today I came across a nice MK1, All original, good grips and shooting lovely in .177....It would have been rude not to

Whats considered the Target model?, I can find little that shows this as a different pistol and when I try to look up MK1 Target it comes up with the MK1 as I got today, I've also gained a couple of nice pellet tins with the pistols, one a Webley and the other a Lanes along with an oil bottle so I'm thinking the correct thing to do is get a couple of boxes, I have some Burgundy Baize and some nice period brass clasps and hinges so fitted cases it is....This is a whole new hobby

[Abasmajor]

So a MK1 Premier started it, purchased on a whim 2 weeks ago, Today I came across a nice MK1, All original, good grips and shooting lovely in .177....It would have been rude not to

Whats considered the Target model?, I can find little that shows this as a different pistol and when I try to look up MK1 Target it comes up with the MK1 as I got today, I've also gained a couple of nice pellet tins with the pistols, one a Webley and the other a Lanes along with an oil bottle so I'm thinking the correct thing to do is get a couple of boxes, I have some Burgundy Baize and some nice period brass clasps and hinges so fitted cases it is....This is a whole new hobby

You need to search under Webley Mk2 Target to find out more about what was
essentially a deluxe version of the Straight Grip Mk1.

Lots out there.

Brian

[Troubledshooter]

So a MK1 Premier started it, purchased on a whim 2 weeks ago, Today I came across a nice MK1, All original, good grips and shooting lovely in .177....It would have been rude not to

Whats considered the Target model?, I can find little that shows this as a different pistol and when I try to look up MK1 Target it comes up with the MK1 as I got today, I've also gained a couple of nice pellet tins with the pistols, one a Webley and the other a Lanes along with an oil bottle so I'm thinking the correct thing to do is get a couple of boxes, I have some Burgundy Baize and some nice period brass clasps and hinges so fitted cases it is....This is a whole new hobby

What type of oil bottle ?

[PaulR]

Im off now to.....smear dog muck on braille signs.

Am I alone in finding the above remark offensive - or have I missed some sort of "in" joke?

[Lakey]

Nice Senior

[nige346]

Am I alone in finding the above remark offensive - or have I missed some sort of "in" joke?

It was following a comment earlier in the thread which was a very off the cuff remark as in a "rather do that than collect Webley's" response, IJ would have meant no offence what so ever to anyone (other than possibly Webley pistol collectors)