What's what with Webley pistols?

[Eagleman]

Can anyone give me a run down on the range of Webley pistols? What is what and how are they different? Relative power? Desirability (subjective I know) etc etc.

I am getting into a bit of pistol collecting (not as a serious collector) and I'd like to get a grip on the Webley range.

Over the years I have had a Webley Junior (.177) and a Premier (.22) but both of these are long gone. I have recently bought a .22 Tempest off here and it seems a very decent gun to me.

[slug-gun]

Buy a book - namely 'Webley Air Pistols' by Gordon Bruce. Then you'll know.

[harvey_s]

Get your mitts on a slant grip Senior and you'll have the highest quality air pistol ever made in your hands IMHO.
It's the closest air pistols have ever got to firearm quality levels.

[Modski66]

Get your mitts on a slant grip Senior and you'll have the highest quality air pistol ever made in your hands IMHO.
It's the closest air pistols have ever got to firearm quality levels.

I have just taken this advice, and I am not disappointed!

As I don't want a reproduction box with the instructions in the lid, is there anywhere else to get a copy/scan/image of them?

[I. J.]

Then you'll know.

Then when you know - let me know please.

[Troubledshooter]

Then when you know - let me know please.

Come on Ian, you know you love the high quality of Webley pistols.

[45flint]

I started collecting airguns in retirement 3 years ago. My first interests were pistols that looked and shot like firearms. That led me to collect early milled blued Webleys, Haenel 28s, Tell 3, American Hy-score and Targ-Aire pistols. Have experienced all these and there is no doubt in my mind that the Webley is the finest blued milled Pistol that was made. It’s construction is superb and it shoots the best of all of them.

Favorite is the Straight Grip Senior and the early Slant Grip Senior. In 22 cal. 330FPS. In .177 415FPS

[Eagleman]

Thanks folks.

And thank you flint for those lovely pics.

Got a bit of poke too those old seniors!