Webley senior

[Evostu]

Congratulations on finding what looks to be a really nice early cased Slant Grip Senior. The pellet tin also looks in good condition and your planned reproduction oil can should complete the set until hopefully an original one turns up. I notice the barrel has knurling which I believe was introduced just after the war and reduced in length shortly afterwards due to wear on the cocking link.
Really nice find.

Brian

Cheers Brian,

Yes it has the knurled barrel that was fitted to the later pre war seniors,I prefer the un knurled barrel to be fair as I think it looks better
I've wanted a cased senior for a very long time so nice to finally get hold of one
Only thing I need to get hold of now is a nice straight grip senior which I've had no luck with,but I'm sure one will turn up in time

[micky2]

That is a very nice cased set.

[Dutch]

Cheers Brian,

Yes it has the knurled barrel that was fitted to the later pre war seniors,I prefer the un knurled barrel to be fair as I think it looks better
I've wanted a cased senior for a very long time so nice to finally get hold of one
Only thing I need to get hold of now is a nice straight grip senior which I've had no luck with,but I'm sure one will turn up in time

Very nice set! Bit puzzled concerning the knurling however. I thought the longer knurling pattern started after the war, which was then was shortned in a later period. Could this barrel then be explained as a pre-war Senior copy, with a post-war replacement barrel perhaps? Or is there any proof that knurled barrels were already available and very late pre-war production simply was a mix and match of parts available. My serial 18999 still has the smooth barrel exterior btw.

[ccdjg]

Very nice set! Bit puzzled concerning the knurling however. I thought the longer knurling pattern started after the war, which was then was shortned in a later period. Could this barrel then be explained as a pre-war Senior copy, with a post-war replacement barrel perhaps? Or is there any proof that knurled barrels were already available and very late pre-war production simply was a mix and match of parts available. My serial 18999 still has the smooth barrel exterior btw.

The long knurling was introduced towards the end of the pre-war production period. (According to Gordon Bruce in his Webley Air Pistols Book this occurred in June 1939. Shortening of the knurling took place in September 1949.) So the barrel on the said pistol is consistent with its very late pre-war manufacture.

Cheers
John

[Evostu]

[QUOTE=Dutch;8285726]Very nice set! Bit puzzled concerning the knurling however. I thought the longer knurling pattern started after the war, which was then was shortned in a later period. Could this barrel then be explained as a pre-war Senior copy, with a post-war replacement barrel perhaps? Or is there any proof that knurled barrels were already available and very late pre-war production simply was a mix and match of parts available. My serial 18999 still has the smooth barrel exterior btw.

As pointed out above,it arrived for the very last pre war seniors made,there is a few examples about with a similar serial number

[Evostu]

I did also want a prewar with a non knurled barrel tho so I just got hold of this as it seemed a decent price,shame the box has had such a hard life but atleast it's complete and original