Webley 'Typest'

[Garvin]

I was just adding some of Troubledshooter's wonderful Webley pics to the gallery and thought I was posting up some pics of an unmarked Tempest, when I noticed it was in fact a rare 'Typest'.

The existence of this pistol seems to have passed me by. Was Webley seriously thinking of marketing a pistol with that name, or was it a hybrid prototype of some sort before the name had been decided?!

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....oon/#post-4835

[TonyL]

And is that the "TyPhoo" pictured below it?

[Garvin]

And is that the "TyPhoo" pictured below it?

But if the name is a hybrid of Typhoon and Tempest, I can't see much Typhoon heritage?

[Geezer]

But if the name is a hybrid of Typhoon and Tempest, I can't see much Typhoon heritage?

It looks to me to have a Typhoon grip frame. Maybe it also has the weaker mainspring?

[ccdjg]

There is bit about the "Typests" in the Encyclopedia of Spring Air Pistols, which says:

WEBLEY TYPEST
An unofficial name for a small number of analogues of the Tempest pistol, which were made from milled-down defective Typhoon frame castings instead of Hurricane castings. Thus these were slightly smaller than the Tempest in the grip area, and had the characteristic brown grip plates of the Typhoon. As they were not intended for the market they were unmarked. Only six examples were made and these have found their way into private collections.

[Garvin]

There is bit about the "Typests" in the Encyclopedia of Spring Air Pistols, which says:

WEBLEY TYPEST
An unofficial name for a small number of analogues of the Tempest pistol, which were made from milled-down defective Typhoon frame castings instead of Hurricane castings. Thus these were slightly smaller than the Tempest in the grip area, and had the characteristic brown grip plates of the Typhoon. As they were not intended for the market they were unmarked. Only six examples were made and these have found their way into private collections.

Thanks John. I should have known to look in ESAP! Doh.