Originally Posted by
laverdabru
Just a couple of thoughts that occured to me whilst reading some of the comments...
1) Obviously, an early Mk3 will have had many years more wear & tear, even if it looks mint.
2) On an airgun site, there was an article from a 'boys' magazine (Meccano?) of the 50's or early '60's. This mentioned the final stages of barrel manufacture at the Webley factory - which was done by eye inspection, looking down the bore, & physical straightening of the barrel. After this, the final inspection was again done by eye. Possibly this went out when button rifling was introduced, hence the later ones being a bit more consistent/accurate?
As I said. just some thoughts on the matter. My early '60.s Mk3 would be the last rifle I would sell, if I had to. Closely followed by my '70's A/Sporter.