Originally Posted by
wilkinww1
Hi All,
Interesting thread this John - for what its worth my Straight Grip senior is numbered S2892 and is a .177.
In terms of the numbering, however, it has a quirk. I believe (from Bruce’s book and what I have read elsewhere) that the three numbers stamped on the muzzle end of cylinder on these Webley’s are meant to correspond with the last three of the serial number (stamped above the grip). Hence, in my case the number on the end of the cylinder should be 892.
Yet, the three numbers are actually 368 (At first glance they don’t match).
However, when you look at the serial number of my pistol upside down it actually looks like 3683S. Hence, it appears that the first three numbers (when read upside down!) have then been stamped on the end of the pistol!
I wonder if other’s have come across any similar anomalies on these pistols (or indeed on the other pre-WW11 Webley pistols)?
Best
Olly