Hi john remind me how to tell they are after WW2.
Hi john remind me how to tell they are after WW2.
Juniors
99
796
653
773
1751
Mk1
262
1265
Seniors
327
557
1251
Cheers Kev
Hi all
Junior
376
605
725
2888
Junior mk2
306
Mk1
225
Senior
442
547
Premier
257
405
Premier mk2
891
John
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Thanks Kev and John. I have started a "Master" list at the top of this thread, which will be updated periodically as results come in. Some numbers are close but no matches yet.
Any more?
John
As I believe I've mentioned to you before, John, I have a Junior Air Pistol batch No:1, as does another BBS member. I have pictures of his as well as my own.
This is the only batch number I know of with a twin.
Just a thought. I've always assumed that the number signified the particular gun made in a batch. For example, you could have a batch of say 3000 gun bodies, and as each one in the batch was assembled, it was given a consecutive number. Is this how other collectors see things? In this case, the number isn't actually a batch number, but the number of the gun made in a particular batch.
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Here's a list of most of mine:
Junior:
1
43
203
259
581
624
762
1150
1198
1342
1523
1736
Junior Mk.II:
717
Mk.I:
73
309
1069
2290
Senior:
87
126
149
209
312
459
488
617
841
1322
1456
1530
1648
1929
2161
2381
Premier
80 - 'E' - 7-8
141 - N/L - N/C
301 - 'E' - 11-71
477 - 'D' - 2-8
553 - 'E' - 12-71
806 - 'B' - N/C
808 - N/L - N/C
974 - 'B' - 9-5
1888 - 'D' - 7-7
1398 - 'E' - 12-8
3315 - 'D' - 12-6
4219 - 'D' - 1-8
Premier Mk.II
319
Last edited by Troubledshooter; 11-03-2014 at 01:38 AM. Reason: Premier Codes Added
Any more?
Yes, a pair from Holland but both bought separately in Sweden: Mk1 188 and Senior 684
A good initiative that might shed some light on a topic that leaves me clueless sofar.
Regards, Mike
I have Senior B'ham 4 batch 730 and a Premier "D" series, but no idea where it is.
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Thank you Mike.
I recorded some notes when I spoke with Webley's former Works Manager the late Tom Cooper in 1997 but I did not press him on the logic behind batch or Assembly numbers. I now wish I had done as the only notes relating to this aspect I made were around tracing individual assemblers from the numbers, should a quality control issue be discovered. Tom was a fascinating man to talk to and there is so much more that I wish I had asked on that and several subsequent occasions.
Kind regards,
John