What's in a name? BSA/Webley's

[laverdabru]

One of my other interests is old motorcycles. Took me ages a while ago to realise that some BSA guns & motorbikes shared names, Lightning, Spitfire, Gold Star...
On Webleys, specifically the later named pistols (Hurricane, Tempest, Typhoon). Heard 2 theories about their names, 1 - After types of air movement, & 2 - For the Hawker fighter aircraft of WW11.
With the latter, anyone know the definitive answer?

You can tell I've got too much time being furloughed, housebound & unable to have a beer!

Bru

[bill57]

Hawker Osprey, Avro Vulcan, Handley Page Victor, Vickers Viscount - I know where I'd put my money!

[Thegreg]

A lot a Webley’s rifles were named after British military aircraft, not just WWII ones either. Off the top of my head I can think of the Vulcan, Jaguar, Victor, Hawk. There might be one or two others. Oh and they named their dome head pellets Harriers.

Others may contest but I doubt it’s all a coincidence.

Cheers
Greg

[laverdabru]

Good points - obvious when it's pointed out. DOH!

Bru

[Geezer]

Aviation: Vulcan, Viscount, Victor, Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest.

Native American: Tomahawk, Longbow.

Misspelled missile: Xocet.

Birds: Falcon, Hawk, Osprey.

Snakes: Viper, Mamba.

Other: Excel, Junior, Jaguar, Ranger, Senior, Tracker, C1 carbine, Air Wolf, Omega, Exclipse, Patriot, Nimbus, Sport. Mk1, Mk2, Mk3. Axsor, FX2000, Spectre. Stingray. Verminator.

[the logun-ator]

later webleys were named after missiles
tomahawk,exocet...stingray

[Thegreg]

later webleys were named after missiles
tomahawk,exocet...stingray

Good knowledge that man! The Longbow was also a missile. Wouldn’t really have made sense naming a rifle after an actual longbow.

Cheers
Greg

[Phil Russell]

I admit I had not thought about the names like that before this post.
But .... what riles me is not using names seen in other areas of life but companies recycling old names from within the airgun history book for new airgun models.
e.g. BSA Scorpion.

Cheers, Phil

[the logun-ator]

Good knowledge that man! The Longbow was also a missile. Wouldn’t really have made sense naming a rifle after an actual longbow.

Cheers
Greg

Thank you
didnt know about the longbow so i left it out the list
i read about them being named after missiles,god knows where,tinternet probably,but its nice to be right