What are the odds - reuniting a Transitional 1946? Webley Senior to its proper box!

[Abasmajor]

Would that be the period oil can or by early post war were the screw on spout cans available?

Hello,

A few photos of Webley oil cans with the pre-war 'Valvespout' can as depicted on the lid of your box pictured next to the collage and the immediate post-war can next to that. The 'Valvespout' can is by far the rarest in the UK with the 'Reversible Spout' pictured as the background to the collage being the hardest of the post-war cans to find in my experience anyway.




As you are already aware, Webley were notoriously slow in updating the images on their catalogues and boxes, so the box would most likely have been produced later than the picture of the oil can on the lid.

Happy Christmas

Brian

[45flint]

Hello,

A few photos of Webley oil cans with the pre-war 'Valvespout' can as depicted on the lid of your box pictured next to the collage and the immediate post-war can next to that. The 'Valvespout' can is by far the rarest in the UK with the 'Reversible Spout' pictured as the background to the collage being the hardest of the post-war cans to find in my experience anyway.




As you are already aware, Webley were notoriously slow in updating the images on their catalogues and boxes, so the box would most likely have been produced later than the picture of the oil can on the lid.

Happy Christmas

Brian

I actually had a chance to buy the oil can with the spout attached to the cap about a month ago. The price got up to $150 and I just couldn’t do it. Rather put the money in a gun!

[Abasmajor]

I actually had a chance to buy the oil can with the spout attached to the cap about a month ago. The price got up to $150 and I just couldn’t do it. Rather put the money in a gun!

Hi,

I know what you mean as here in the UK the cost of acquiring rare packaging and accessories can often exceed the price of an associated pistol in quite reasonable condition. Still, there is definitely something very satisfying when you are able to compose a contemporary set when the pistol is cased.



Brian

[45flint]

Hi,

I know what you mean as here in the UK the cost of acquiring rare packaging and accessories can often exceed the price of an associated pistol in quite reasonable condition. Still, there is definitely something very satisfying when you are able to compose a contemporary set when the pistol is cased.



Brian

That is so nice. Problem in US is these items are even more difficult if not impossible to obtain, the oil can I passed on was from Canada.