Steyr LP10, Steyr LP5,
Vintage Collection - Walther LP53, HW77k Venom, BSF S20 Match, Original 35, ASI Target plus lots more
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
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Seniors, in particular, make great paperweights, not just doorstops.
They are all, to varying degrees, also quite good as things to shoot with at stuff.
Just not quite as good as post-war Diana 5s.
Except Juniors. What is the point of them?
I.J---"How much?" You see it is an illness that creeps up on you. I am not a collector, but I seem to have a lot of Webley pistols, despite the fact one of the better condition ones seems to go to a family member in a lined box every Christmas and I end up getting a rougher one to replace it. So far a Hurricane, Tempest, Typhoon, Senior (yes a bloody Senior!) and Premier have all been put into green baize lined wooden boxes (not for burial) and given as presents. I somehow seem to have acquired 6 or so Juniors although 2 of these were sort of by accident/ default. I bought a really abused Mk2 Premier off here to stop it being broken, also a Pre War Mk1 that was on it's last legs. Garvin sent me a lump of a Pre War Mk1 last year and it is now working, although fitted with a Post War barrel and I am debating whether to strip off the matt black paint and give it a bit of a wash over with Plum Brown or leave it as it is? I have found that some of the most abused guns seem to shoot the best---------almost as though they appreciate a bit of Tlc after all the abuse.
Maybe one day, a rough Typhoon frame or pistol will turn up and it will be converted into a Typest. Maybe I might get a cheap, rough Straight gripped Senior? Who knows? Do I need another Webley pistol? No. Would I buy, accept a freebie, take in an abused one etc? Yes.
It is a bit of a problem. Some people even like them so much (I.J) that they make them a cup of tea
Cooler than Mace Windu with a FRO, walking into Members Only and saying "Bitches, be cool"
I'm cured after a short episode.
I got myself a boxed Typhoon (1979) and a stunning Premier (1974).
I'm done.
The Mayor: Intent? How did you establish that?
Harry Callahan: When a man is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher’s knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn’t out collecting for the Red Cross.
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
I.J. I AM serious if that lovely looking pistol is still in your possesion!
I've bought boxes off evil bay and charity shops. I used one of those big chess and backgammon boxes (the set was missing pieces) for the Typhoon, I cannot remember if it was one of those paint set boxes I used for a Hurricane and the Tempest and the Senior/Premier set were off the bay. I line them with green baize then line the dividing bits of wood and glue/ use moulding pins to secure them. I am not arty or crafyt at all but they are not too bad.
Cooler than Mace Windu with a FRO, walking into Members Only and saying "Bitches, be cool"
My missus loves the Webley overlevers (Dunno why as she hates all my other guns!), I did a trade, I sent a straight gripped mk1 and a slant gripped Senior in a trade for a HyScore mk2 sporter that's in amzing condition, Cased and with both barrels + removal tool!
The wife went barmy at the fact some Wobbleys were leaving the house! Wimmin eh?, Can't live with 'em- Can't murder 'em!!
John
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As a recent collector I’m finding Webleys are about the ideal collector piece.
1. It is a very good design, extremely well made and has stood the test of time.
2. They are accurate and fun to shoot, not always true in collectable guns
3. There were many variants to continue collecting interest.
4. They were widely exported, so everybody is in the game.
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