Webley Premier

[wool]

Hi ABP, that's a lovely Premier. Like most Webley pistols the grips on my Senior were chipped too and I decided to have a go at making some Walnut ones - worked very well and a more ergonomic grip with thumb rest transformed the handling, makes it so much nicer to shoot and they do suit the look more I think:

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....79#post6258479

Hello ABP, What a super Premier. I need one in that condition!
Cheers, wool.

[johnbaz]

Hi all

I've four Premiers..

Top to bottom-

B series

E series

Transitional steel

Mk2


The Transitional opne has a milled out bit the same as the mk2 but is definiely steel rather than Aluminium, Also, It has the black painted finish rather than the normal blued finish!



John

[pjbingham]

That looks in great original condition,clearly been well cared for. Grips are getting increasingly hard to find over here and when they do crop up they go for silly money. I only have a black original left hand but no brown I'm afraid. I now make my own so I don't have to spend ages searching,don't do brown though as I can't match the mottled affect. Atb Phil

[lodmoor]

Thanx for the photobucket picks, John, that is a very tidy Prem - a 'sleeper' I guess and the overstamp I think makes it very desirable. (By me anyway).

Continuing the asides on this thread, whilst I did not get to see this pistol on the original link I did get to see a young lady scantily clad, ah, fate smiles upon an old man!

Still continuing and referring to comments about wooden grips and showing things try this

http://s172.photobucket.com/user/lod...small.jpg.html

(Ref the purists I do have all the original bits to rebuild it) It was brought about by the following whose state was such that I thought a re-blue was not practical

http://s172.photobucket.com/user/lod...small.jpg.html

Yes I do have a number of Prems so I am not using the best!

[lodmoor]

Hi John (again)

Your post re your Prems is giving my server hysterics, can you post on Photobucket again please?

What is a 'web proxy' anyway?

[Half MOA]

Thanks for the memories, I had one of these as a snapper, it was my most treasured possession, a superb pistol.

[johnbaz]

Hi John (again)

Your post re your Prems is giving my server hysterics, can you post on Photobucket again please?

What is a 'web proxy' anyway?

Do you mean my Premiers or the OP's pics??

Here are mine anyhow



John

[ABPremier]

Do you mean my Premiers or the OP's pics??

Here are mine anyhow



John

Nice Premiers John. I have never seen a polished version. Where many of them made?

ABPremier

[johnbaz]

Nice Premiers John. I have never seen a polished version. Where many of them made?

ABPremier

According to Gordon Bruce's book, None were produced!!

I thought the one with dark grips had been nickel plated as i've had it for around 20 years and it's never ever rusted- Not even a miniscule amount!!!

I suppose someone could have had it done aftermarket



John