Webley Disease....Highly contagious

[I. J.]

I guess this is why some people collect Gats. Weirdos.

Gat collectors I can understand. They are happy if the pellet shoots out. 'Wobbly' owners arent happy until they have the 5 pin, Canadian patent, tin grip variant.
The one good thing about Wobbly collectors is that they leave the good stuff un bought for other collectors.

Im off now to Cellotape bread crumbs to my window sill to drive the pigeons wild

[45flint]

Gat collectors I can understand. They are happy if the pellet shoots out. 'Wobbly' owners arent happy until they have the 5 pin, Canadian patent, tin grip variant.
The one good thing about Wobbly collectors is that they leave the good stuff un bought for other collectors.

Im off now to Cellotape bread crumbs to my window sill to drive the pigeons wild and smear dog muck on braille signs.

And the good stuff prewar is?

[I. J.]

And the good stuff prewar is?

I rarely deal with guns that were around at the official opening of Stonehenge.

although I do admit to owning a 1914 BSA underlever which I have used on a few occasions to enter national rounds of HFT.

[1shot1kill]

And the good stuff prewar is?

Dog muck on drawing pins on door handles! Right up yr street I reckon IJ!😉

[I. J.]

Dog muck on drawing pins on door handles! Right up yr street I reckon IJ!😉

.... and Braille signs.

[nige346]

So a MK1 Premier started it, purchased on a whim 2 weeks ago, Today I came across a nice MK1, All original, good grips and shooting lovely in .177....It would have been rude not to

Whats considered the Target model?, I can find little that shows this as a different pistol and when I try to look up MK1 Target it comes up with the MK1 as I got today, I've also gained a couple of nice pellet tins with the pistols, one a Webley and the other a Lanes along with an oil bottle so I'm thinking the correct thing to do is get a couple of boxes, I have some Burgundy Baize and some nice period brass clasps and hinges so fitted cases it is....This is a whole new hobby

[Abasmajor]

So a MK1 Premier started it, purchased on a whim 2 weeks ago, Today I came across a nice MK1, All original, good grips and shooting lovely in .177....It would have been rude not to

Whats considered the Target model?, I can find little that shows this as a different pistol and when I try to look up MK1 Target it comes up with the MK1 as I got today, I've also gained a couple of nice pellet tins with the pistols, one a Webley and the other a Lanes along with an oil bottle so I'm thinking the correct thing to do is get a couple of boxes, I have some Burgundy Baize and some nice period brass clasps and hinges so fitted cases it is....This is a whole new hobby

You need to search under Webley Mk2 Target to find out more about what was
essentially a deluxe version of the Straight Grip Mk1.

Lots out there.

Brian

[nige346]

You need to search under Webley Mk2 Target to find out more about what was
essentially a deluxe version of the Straight Grip Mk1.

Lots out there.

Brian

Thanks

[Troubledshooter]

So a MK1 Premier started it, purchased on a whim 2 weeks ago, Today I came across a nice MK1, All original, good grips and shooting lovely in .177....It would have been rude not to

Whats considered the Target model?, I can find little that shows this as a different pistol and when I try to look up MK1 Target it comes up with the MK1 as I got today, I've also gained a couple of nice pellet tins with the pistols, one a Webley and the other a Lanes along with an oil bottle so I'm thinking the correct thing to do is get a couple of boxes, I have some Burgundy Baize and some nice period brass clasps and hinges so fitted cases it is....This is a whole new hobby

What type of oil bottle ?

[nige346]

What type of oil bottle ?

Not a Webley one, Its a small metal bottle with a screw cap that has a dropper pin fixed in it and a small spout on the bottle, Can see any markings on the bottle but it's a nice item

[PaulR]

Im off now to.....smear dog muck on braille signs.

Am I alone in finding the above remark offensive - or have I missed some sort of "in" joke?

[Lakey]

Nice Senior

[nige346]

Am I alone in finding the above remark offensive - or have I missed some sort of "in" joke?

It was following a comment earlier in the thread which was a very off the cuff remark as in a "rather do that than collect Webley's" response, IJ would have meant no offence what so ever to anyone (other than possibly Webley pistol collectors)

[I. J.]

It was following a comment earlier in the thread which was a very off the cuff remark as in a "rather do that than collect Webley's" response, IJ would have meant no offence what so ever to anyone (other than possibly Webley pistol collectors)

Nail on the heed. I would hate to offend anyone on here except, of course, Wobbly pistol (and Relum Tornado ) owners. They are fair game.
Consider it fishing without getting cold and wet. Some bite - some dont. Its all in fun.

[PaulR]

Nail on the heed. I would hate to offend anyone on here except, of course, Wobbly pistol (and Relum Tornado ) owners. They are fair game.
Consider it fishing without getting cold and wet. Some bite - some dont. Its all in fun.

OK I now (sort of) get it and I thank you for explaining.

In response to your explanation :-

It's just that I know blind people and so (I hope) you can see that the idea that they get shit on their hands is not, per se, hilarious although I can now accept that you were making an extreme point with regard to your opinion of Webleys.