Talk to me about webley supertarget military contract rifles.

[Mark D]

Dave

Have a look here:https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....mk3-air-rifle/

I'm no Webley Mk 3 expert but I have never heard of a Military sanctioned model 'Navy' or otherwise.

Webley expert along soon

[Unframed Dave]

Thanks Mark, was looking for that. It's a lovely rifle, but a significant premium over normal supertarget pricewise.

Dave

[nige346]

No never heard of the MK3 being designated as military, The MK2 was hence the "service" tag , The MK3 supertarget is a nicely made rifle, usually in the region of £250 - £400 depending on condition, Mk2's can fetch very high prices dependent on calibre, condition, Cased, barrel set etc etc , I would look for more provenance of any military connections before spending higher amounts on a MK3, There are some serious collectors on here with far more knowledge than me that may be able to offer more info, I would love to see a pic if it does turn out to be the case .

[harvey_s]

No never heard of the MK3 being designated as military, The MK2 was hence the "service" tag , The MK3 supertarget is a nicely made rifle, usually in the region of £250 - £400 depending on condition, Mk2's can fetch very high prices dependent on calibre, condition, Cased, barrel set etc etc , I would look for more provenance of any military connections before spending higher amounts on a MK3, There are some serious collectors on here with far more knowledge than me that may be able to offer more info, I would love to see a pic if it does turn out to be the case .

Does the MkII actually have any verifiable documented military usage though...?

I thought this was just wishful thinking - after all given the short length of most recruits training why on earth would anyone train them on anything other than their issued weapon?

[Geezer]

[QUOTE=harvey_s;7501244]Does the MkII actually have any verifiable documented military usage though...?/QUOTE]

Not according to Thrale. The earlier Mk1 was offered to, and tested by, the military as a possible trainer, but not adopted.

[Hsing-ee]

There is no way either the Webley Service Mk II or the Mk III would have been bought as trainers by the military. Even with the cheaper ammo they would be far too expensive for recruits to practice with, and too dissimilar to the service rifles. Maybe Armed Forces target shooters might have bought them for their club use, but I really doubt they would have been used for practice. A Webley Service Mk II cost about £500 in real terms at the end of the 1930s. The SMLE in .22 rimfire would be far cheaper.

http://rifleman.org.uk/Enfield_Rifle...RF_Mk.III.html

[RichardH]

There was the SMLE in .22 rimfire for that.

http://rifleman.org.uk/Enfield_Rifle...RF_Mk.III.html

I just bought one of those

[Unframed Dave]

If anyone wants a squint it's in youngmans in Yarmouth.

Ring and check first though.

Dave