What are the odds - reuniting a Transitional 1946? Webley Senior to its proper box!

[45flint]

This year a bought a Webley Senior that was interesting because it had to be one of the first made right after the War. First of all it was in mint shape, not a mark on it.

Transitional characteristics:
1. Prewar trigger
2. One grip, the one showing, was prewar with no Webley embossing
3. Longer barrel knurling
4. No warning on breech screw
5. No white paint on lettering

Per Bruce’s book on Webley Pistols the first post-war pistols were in boxes 9.25 by 6 inches covered in light blue paper. Pasted on top was a pale green label bearing a picture of the prewar pistol. This nailed it, couldn’t believe it when I saw it especially here in the US. There is a picture of another one with a post-war pistol in the Vintage Airgun Gallery. Now all my Webley Pistols have original boxes except for my Straight Grip Senior. But I aready outfitted it pretty well.

Fun to have a proper box for it especially given the pistol is just about a perfect example.

https://imgur.com/a/267fqGl