Webley museum auction catalogue question

[Troubledshooter]

[QUOTE=Geezer;7463862]OK, so now we know what it is, but what is the point of it, and what is that thing hanging under the barrel?[/QUOTE]

Bipod.

[hwtyger]

I want to buy it. But I didnt understand how it could be advertised as prototype stingray as thats a breakbarrel.
So I wanted to check the information first.
But it seems to be correct after all.
Yes its a bipod attached to the frontsight block

[Troubledshooter]

I want to buy it. But I didnt understand how it could be advertised as prototype stingray as thats a breakbarrel.
So I wanted to check the information first.
But it seems to be correct after all.
Yes its a bipod attached to the frontsight block

The word 'Prototype' describes it perfectly, as it would probably have gone through several guises before the final break barrel version of the Stingray was decided upon.

[Geezer]

Found it!

Page 140 in Chris Thrales' book.

1987, prototype Viscount variant called "Stingray" exhibited at that year's IWA (gun trade show) in Nuremburg. Only "a few trial examples" made. As is apparent, it has an Eclipse Mk1 front sight and the little suppressor marketed with the Eclipse (oddly slightly before the Eclipse was revealed, in mid-1988).

Sold in 2006 for £160 plus commission.

No real connection to the later 2000-vintage Vulcan-derived Vulcan-replacement Stingray, beyond the Viscount/tracker/Vulcan sharing various parts.

[hwtyger]

Thanks! Ill look it up too!