Picked up an old senior as a kid decades back which i eventually let go...
Recently aquired a mk1 and now a boxed junior and boxed mk1...both pretty nice tight condition
Then what makes me think ive caught the colecting disease
I picked up a boxed unusued centenial edition tempest ...this could get expensive
Gun control means using both hands.
Unfortunately, after initial 'Webley (pistol) Disease' you may find you start exhibiting symptoms of a sub class involving their rifles, & then a similar 'Airsporteritus' or 'Meteor Madness' infection involving BSA's..
You may find yourself - if you have a partner not interested - buying identical guns in both .177/.22 calibre as 'they all look the same'. I am speaking for a friend, of course...
Webley Mk3 x2, Falcon & Junior rifles, HW35x2, AirSporter x2, Gold Star, Meteors x2, Diana 25. SMK B19, Webley Senior, Premier, Hurricane x 2, Tempest, Dan Wesson 8", Crosman 3576, Legends PO8.
Thing about collecting vintage Webleys IME is that they are such quality items that you never regret spending the money.
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.
As a teenager I wanted a Tempest almost as much as I wanted a Fizzy and a willing Girlfriend but such is life and I ended up with a (El) Gamo Center a Mountain bike and a girlfriend who only wanted to hold hands.
The result of that has been overindulgence in later life which has cost me dearly. When I bought a Tempest back in about 2002 I swore that would be my only Webley pistol....who needs more than one after all? I was wrong.....very wrong and there are still examples that I’d love to find and so far can’t like the early wooden gripped Junior and a spring clip Mk1. Maybe one day
Then of course there are those who like to sniff them, according to an earlier thread.
http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....ghlight=webley
My first airgun was a Webley Typhoon in the early 80s. Loved the paperwork/poster that came with it.
Swapped it as a kid for a Gamo Paratrooper repeater. Which I thought then was a good deal. 😢
(And, tbh, got a lot of fun out of.)
Fast-forward 35ish years: Mk1 pistol, Senior, Hurricane, Tempest, Mk3 x 2, Falcon, C1, Tracker DL, Air Wolf, Xocet, Omega, Tomahawk, Longbow.
It’s a sickness. But not a bad one.
I resemble this disease.. I wanted one to tinker with, got a mk2 junior, then the offer of a tempest came up, then last week a hurricane, now I hanker after a senior... Oh and BSA.. I got an airsporter with the tempest, and have just bought a mj1 meteor... Hankering after a mercury, and a scorpion pistol... Gun Aquisition Syndrome... GAS... I have GAS...
Its worse than i thought
I aquired a boxed mint scorpion last year...id forgotten..oh dear this is bad
Gun control means using both hands.
I think I would rather catch galloping diarrhea.
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk
Congratulations in joining a very elite club. Whilst Webleyitis can be a chronic affliction it can also be an enjoyable one but beware, it often leads to BSA ( Buying Superior Arms) syndrome which can be classed as incurable.
Beware though, there is a much more wicked and debilitating illness going around some very limited circles which causes the afflicted to decry other peoples illnesses and be scathing about their purchases .
This foul and soul destroying disease is called HW (Horrible Weapons) syndrome and and also appears to be incurable
Founder & ex secretary of Rivington Riflemen.
www.rivington-riflemen.uk