Webley Oil Can on that site.

[Troubledshooter]

Good spot, I’d had bid on that, post war label on a pre war can.
If the can hasn’t been messed with......

The label is correct for the can but the Valvespout is not.
The reverse spout cans were transfer printed.

[Abasmajor]

The oil can pictured top left is what the genuine Webley can of this era should look like. The only Valve-Spout oil can Webley made was the pre-war one pictured bottom left. There are reproduction cans of this version out there, but they have removeable spouts to allow refilling

I note there are also a couple of the Webley orange plastic oil bottles up for grabs on the same site. One starting at a reasonable £6.10 and the other is currently at a whopping £79.99! Just goes to show what a wide variation in pricing there is on internet auction sites.


Brian

[Troubledshooter]

Thanks for the heads up on the £79.99 Webley oil bottle, Brian.
I note that is the vendors 'Buy it Now' price so I suspect he will still have it for a while yet, unless some idiot believes the nonsense he has spouted about this bottle being 'super rare'. I've got four and I suspect there are probably hundreds in the possession of other Webley collectors and dealers.

[WebleyWombler]

Thanks for the heads up on the £79.99 Webley oil bottle, Brian.
I note that is the vendors 'Buy it Now' price so I suspect he will still have it for a while yet,

It's been relisted many times at that price, i seem to think it's been on for at least 6 months, and, Yes, he will still have it probably in another 6 months

[colin g]

maybe even longer than that Mr Wombler. Been watched it for yonks for some fool to buy it but it isnt happening..

[Garvin]

I see on that auction site there's also this Mk2 Target box, and nobody has offered the £100 starting price. I can't think why?

[Abasmajor]

I see on that auction site there's also this Mk2 Target box, and nobody has offered the £100 starting price. I can't think why?

Hi Danny,

You know how flaming fussy some collectors can be.

Brian

[Troubledshooter]

I see on that auction site there's also this Mk2 Target box, and nobody has offered the £100 starting price. I can't think why?

I did see that Danny and have to say I think he's being a bit ambitious, even if it is one of the hardest boxes to get hold of. I would have thought half the current asking price would be about right for that box in that condition.
In my early days of collecting I knew an auctioneer who would let me know if anything Webley was coming up for auction, and one day he rang me to say there was a boxed Webley pistol coming up in a local household sale. He knew no more about it so I asked him to bid up to £50, which he did and won it. When he turned up at my place with said boxed pistol, I found it was an almost pristine boxed Mk.11 Target.
I've never seen a box or Mk.11 Target like it since, and I've bought and sold several boxed examples, and when a well known collector/dealer was visiting, he saw it in my cabinet and asked me how much I wanted for it. I quoted a ludicrous figure as I had no intention of selling it at that time and to my amazement, he agreed. This same collector told me he often found airgun bargains in local general household sales. I've never been to a sale myself, or even a boot sale, where I believe many a bargain has been found.