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    Question MK1 Webley and Scott Air Rifle

    Hi,

    I am new to this forum and this is my first post.

    I purchased an old house about 4 years ago that was in a very sorry state and have been renovating it.
    We had to clear the loft and garage and most of the rooms before we could even move in.
    I found in the garage a rather sad looking air rifle that had been hidden in a corner and forgotten.

    This is a .177 Webley and Scott mk1 air rifle number 967.

    I have stripped the rifle down and started restoration on it and will sell it once complete.

    The only problem with it is the main spring which is broken into 2 pieces and the linkage, this requires new link pins/rivets.

    Can anyone advise on where I can source a replacement parts .

    I will add photos once I have figured out how to do that ��

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/190322906@N03/?

    Kind regards

    Andy
    Last edited by TR6 Kid; 23-09-2020 at 09:37 AM.

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    micky2 is offline The collector formerly known as micky
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    Hi Andy, what a lucky find, although it has a lot of pitting on the rifle it's self. the stock looks in good condition. and these are very collectable. you can get spares from John Knibbs or Chambers web site.

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    Very lucky indeed, I hope you get it up and running again soon it looks like a little cracker

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    wow, doesn't look too bad at all.. should be easy enough to complete. Please don't be tempted to do any restoration on it, other than replacing the broken parts.

    Those pellets will be worth good money too..
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.

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    [QUOTE=Shed tuner;7929814]wow, doesn't look too bad at all.. should be easy enough to complete. Please don't be tempted to do any restoration on it, other than replacing the broken parts.

    Those pellets will be worth good money too..[/QUOTE

    Hi Andy,

    I agree with Shed turner that you should only replace the broken parts keeping the original parts with the air rifle and avoid anything other than light restoration as overdoing it will only result in a decrease in its financial value.

    Brian

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post
    Please don't be tempted to do any restoration on it, other than replacing the broken parts.
    Totally agree....looks in nice original condition.

    What a lovely find!

    Matt

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    As others have said, a very nice find and don't over restore it. I hope you are able to source the relevant spare parts, but if you are unable to, I have a few original drawings of some components should you need to get them made.
    Meanwhile, below is the parts list from the Mk.1 rifle handbook:


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