Webley Longbow

[Duggan]

Thank you for all the nice comments I appreciate it. For you guys out there that think the Webley Longbow is the best British break barrel, I guess straight from the factory. I would like to put forward the Theoben Grand Prix in .177, but pre He. This one has a period Simmons scope, and the Theoben sling with the early blood red liners.

[Mole trapper]

Thank you for all the nice comments I appreciate it. For you guys out there that think the Webley Longbow is the best British break barrel, I guess straight from the factory. I would like to put forward the Theoben Grand Prix in .177, but pre He. This one has a period Simmons scope, and the Theoben sling with the early blood red liners.

Oh my! Yet another beautiful rifle.

[Geezer]

OK, the Theo GP is very nice. I have not had one, only a regular Sirocco.

The GP is kind of an FT rifle from the 80s (where it did not prosper against the FWB124 and later HW77). The Longbow is a pure sporter. And a light one. Apples and oranges.

I guess the best ever British b/b is the Venom Mach1. But they only made, like, ten of them.

[Duggan]

OK, the Theo GP is very nice. I have not had one, only a regular Sirocco.

The GP is kind of an FT rifle from the 80s (where it did not prosper against the FWB124 and later HW77). The Longbow is a pure sporter. And a light one. Apples and oranges.

I guess the best ever British b/b is the Venom Mach1. But they only made, like, ten of them.

Hi Geezer, I'm sure you are correct with your thoughts on the GP in competition, I take your word on it. (I have a FWB124 and a HW77 made at a similar time, but for me they are not as good quality as the Theoben GP the sale price at the time I would say reflects this.) But as you say Apples and Oranges... the GP is a rifle straight out of the Theoben shop, the Mach1 is a full blown custom so shouldn't really be compared. I'd love to handle a Mach 1 never mind own one, which would be amazing.

[Mach 1.5]

They made 17. Mach 1.5

[TopDog]

As a matter of interest, what stock is it?

I have a few with thumbhole stocks, mainly robbed from SE models or CS700.

Can't seem to post pics!

atvb
David

[ken69]

Love that Longbow Karl ;-)

[splosh!]

As a matter of interest, what stock is it?

I have a few with thumbhole stocks, mainly robbed from SE models or CS700.

Can't seem to post pics!

atvb
David

dave that thumbhole is a theoben not a longbow

[harry mac]

The Longbow is the rifle the Vulcan always should have been.

[Clanchief]

Here is mine.
Shrouded Sidewinder barrel, selected walnut stock, no writing on cylinder as was one of SfS Phantoms that was not made, it has V-Mach internals, I only replaced the inside just over 18 months ago, I kept the original insides should a collector ever want them down the line, maybe 600 shots fired since new.



Maybe take a better pic in the daylight one day.

[Geezer]

The Longbow is the rifle the HW99 always should have been.

Yes, but couldn’t resist the edit.

[TopDog]

dave that thumbhole is a theoben not a longbow

Will learn to read things properly sometime!!!

atvb
David