Webley Osprey questions please.

[Geoff555]

Good morning all I have a rather rough Osprey it has been badly stored in the damp previous to me owning it and is rusty all down one side, so I have decided to strip and sort, it is difficult to see what the finish should be, where it isn't rusty it is a mottled brown and a small patch of either a very very dark blue or black, what should the finish be please?
The rear skirt of the piston is quite worn but the front piston ring area seems OK, which brings me to the piston rings which are a white flexible plastic (?) with no spring in them and they lie flush with the grooves and have no sideways play in the grooves, I may be wrong but I cant see that they can seal very well, if at all. Over the chrono it was doing about 6.2 ft-lbs.
And lastly, although I have probably forgotten something, should the barrel have a crown this one does not but it does have a raised lip round the edge of the barrel. for protection I guess.

Considering the wear in the piston, what are the chances of getting one, in case it makes a difference it's a .22 .
Thank you very much.
Cheers.
Geoff.

[ggggr]

Good morning all I have a rather rough Osprey it has been badly stored in the damp previous to me owning it and is rusty all down one side, so I have decided to strip and sort, it is difficult to see what the finish should be, where it isn't rusty it is a mottled brown and a small patch of either a very very dark blue or black, what should the finish be please?
The rear skirt of the piston is quite worn but the front piston ring area seems OK, which brings me to the piston rings which are a white flexible plastic (?) with no spring in them and they lie flush with the grooves and have no sideways play in the grooves, I may be wrong but I cant see that they can seal very well, if at all. Over the chrono it was doing about 6.2 ft-lbs.
And lastly, although I have probably forgotten something, should the barrel have a crown this one does not but it does have a raised lip round the edge of the barrel. for protection I guess.

Considering the wear in the piston, what are the chances of getting one, in case it makes a difference it's a .22 .
Thank you very much.
Cheers.
Geoff.

It should be blued----------but I have gone over rough stuff with Plum Brown in the past. I have never seen white piston rings, they are usually impregnated ptfe. Replace the front one with an O ring and keep the rear one just for lube. Pistons are the same for .177 and .22 and do come up on the bay. A Tracker or a viscount one will fit but have a piston washer instead or the rings. A mainspring out of a BSA Meteor Mk1 to Mk5 fits better than a Webley one and even better if you can sort a guide. They shoot nicely around the 8.5 ft lb mark but you can get around 10.5 out of them.

[deejayuu]

Depends on spec. and serial no. I think but some are black "paint" finish.

[Jenny Dipple]

You are thinking of BSA Meteors!!!! A senior moment maybe?

[Hsing-ee]

If you want it refinished in proper black blue then send it to RichardH, his work is first class.

[rovercoupe]

Just finished a very very rough one and they take a cold blue really well, its on the list to try hot blue at some point, the steel is very tough so takes a fair bit of work to remove any pitting and smooth off.

[deejayuu]

You are thinking of BSA Meteors!!!! A senior moment maybe?

Ah! The side-lever Meteor!


Don't do "moments" more like "fortnights" nowadays.