Webley viscount deluxe

[DM80]

Just finished a restoration job on my viscount deluxe, stock sorted, reblacked, and fully serviced, turned out very nice not sure how many of these classics were made but they are a lovely looking rifle.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/EvMoTy34NWkexJaU8

Dave.

[averageplinker]

That is very nice indeed. Can't remember when I last saw on online let alone in the flesh!

[harvey_s]

I like that... good job

[Geezer]

They are gorgeous. And they handle well. Really nice job you’ve done on that.

Unfortunately they have the pretty average 80s Webley innards and the same mediocre trigger as the Vulcan (etc).

I think they are really quite rare. I see (guestimate) about twenty to fifty Trackers come up on sale or threads to every Viscount, and the Viscount Deluxe hardly ever.

Judging from Chris Thrales’ book, it’s possible that Webley at various points in the 80s stopped making Viscounts, instead relying on selling new old stock.

In addition to the regular Deluxe, the Viscount and Tracker were offered in 1984-6 from the factory with walnut tyrolean stocks. I think they are incredibly rare. Thrale quotes a price of £120 for the regular Deluxe, but £169 for the Tyrolean, at a time when an HW80 or FWB Sport or HW77 could be got for £100-140 (IIRC).

[DM80]

I've personally only ever seen a couple of viscount deluxe models, and not that many of the standard versions, i think back in the day most went for the shorter carbine tracker model, but for me the viscount is a much better looking and handling gun, the deluxe version has a look of a quality centerfire rifle, they were also quite expensive compared to other offerings from Germany, and their power was an issue they only managed around 10ftb and back in the 80's everyone was power crazy.

[jackal1]

Nice job and a nice rifle that Dave.

[Thegreg]

Beautiful rifle and that looks like an excellent job.

I'm lucky enough to have a .177 Viscount Deluxe which is definitely one of my favourite guns.

I did a thread a while ago on the Viscount discussing it's lack of popularity. Even when one does come up for sale, despite their rarity, they never sell like they're all that desirable

I think the deluxe version is one of the best looking air rifles ever made.

Cheers
Greg

[Muskett]

They are gorgeous. And they handle well. Really nice job you’ve done on that.

Unfortunately they have the pretty average 80s Webley innards and the same mediocre trigger as the Vulcan (etc).

I think they are really quite rare. I see (guestimate) about twenty to fifty Trackers come up on sale or threads to every Viscount, and the Viscount Deluxe hardly ever.

Judging from Chris Thrales’ book, it’s possible that Webley at various points in the 80s stopped making Viscounts, instead relying on selling new old stock.

In addition to the regular Deluxe, the Viscount and Tracker were offered in 1984-6 from the factory with walnut tyrolean stocks. I think they are incredibly rare. Thrale quotes a price of £120 for the regular Deluxe, but £169 for the Tyrolean, at a time when an HW80 or FWB Sport or HW77 could be got for £100-140 (IIRC).

The Vicount delux are very rare, Chris paid more for the one he bought from me It was close to mint. There were more Vulcan deluxes done. Sure they were the same gun with a nicer stock to standard. Typical Webley, fine guns if you don't want to shoot further than farmyard ranges. In 1986 that wasn't good enough.

[career707lover]

Lovely job as ever Dave. Where do you get these things? Not the Viscount specifically but you always seem to have rare or sought after guns?

[Steve Zodiac]

Lovely rifle !