The Webley based Frankenpistol

[WebleyWombler]

If it is rubbish, I could always send it to Ij for a doorstop or paperweight

No need to. I understand he already has plenty of those with HW stamped on them.

[ggggr]

Well things went a bit pear shaped with this and someone else is having a go at sorting it. You never want to ask one engineer to try to sort out another engineers work---- as (1) it pisses off the original engineer (2) sometimes try to modify something is harder than doing it at an earlier stage (3) the 2nd engineer might not have the same equipment so cannot really do the parts from scratch.

Sometimes I think people with the skills look for a harder way to do things where as us idiots try to find the simple way as we dont have the skills.

The stepped barrel going into lugs idea was a good one and Noma, Lov and Mahely all used it. Webley also did it with the late Premier, Hurricane and Tempest. If the thing is done right it means unsklled people can put the bits together.

Looking back at it, I think a single barrel pivot/ cocking arm lug, like the Hurricane/ Tempest would have been a good idea, but the spacings would have had to have been done to the MK1 pistol spacings due to no pivot lug.

It would be nice if someone with the skills had a go at making one of these. I mean, I want to try this, but it would be nice to see one that someone had done in the spirt of things.

[ggggr]

The pistol came back to me before Christmas ---but went on a road trip for 3 people to try. Its been back here for a while now and I've been getting used to it. I found the grips too square and uncomfortable, which I knew they would be , but I didnt want to sand them to fit me until other people had tried the gun. Once I got the grips right (for me) I opened up the rearsight notch a little bit.

Dannys site https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....frankenpistol/ and the last 3 pics are of the gun before I sanded the grips to fit.
To say there is no trigger adjuster, the trigger is not bad. The gun is quite accurate with its rusty Chinese rifle barrel.

AND It is bloody good fun to plink with

[Gamocfx]

Well genius is a word too often used by people but not in this case! I love it, amazing work.

[ggggr]

Well genius is a word too often used by people but not in this case! I love it, amazing work.

Sadly it is not my work although the idea and final fettling was down to me.

From Memory apart from the donor pistol frame (I forget), Cringe (Al) did most of the work, Radlad on the other forum made the barrel catch (which everyone seems to like if you are reading this Fred), Airgunner .177 made the grips to order, Vic Thompson sleeved the end of the barrel into the pivot and CCDJG pinned it when the gun went to him before Christmas, Phil Russell supplied the rusty Chinese barrel , Flat trajectory off the other forum supplied the piston, Troubled shooter the VODLEY sticker and I used Van Dyke crystals to stain the grips that Lawrie sent me years ago.
John Baz welded up the damaged end cap.

If Ive forgotten anyone, drop me a Pm and I'll amend this.