Originally Posted by ggggr
BUT--if it was done by somebody at Webley---an apprentice or just somebody who fancied tinkering and altering the straight grip then it would have Webley threads.
It was common years ago in engineering places for "foreigners" to be done on Saturday mornings
Agreed. But that gun was not built in the Webley factory. Webley grip screws are a very fine thread and have a slightly raised head. The grip screws shown in the photographs are standard countersunk screws with a much coarser thread than I have ever seen on any Webley.
I am now firm in the belief It is a home built (or Saturday engineering shop ) Modification by someone reasonably proficient at engineering and at the time of modification, it was polished and refinished so all the parts match. I do have a full set of Guns Review bound volumes from 1968 until it ceased publication. I remember the article mentioned earlier and will dig them out. It will be interesting to compare serial numbers.
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