WTF? Really? Custom W Mk3 at auction.

[Shed tuner]

I am curious as to how much of the disllke of this gun is down to the fact that it is derived from an actual Webley classic? Would the general opinion be completely opposite if the gun was identical but had been built from scratch?

I think the cheekpiece is the big problem - you can remove the action from the equation !

[Geezer]

For me, it’s mostly the former.

A bit like in the late 1970s you’d sometimes see a 1960s MGB that someone had fitted with an air dam, a tail spoiler, flared arches and wide wheels. Just not right.

[Lakey]

To me the worst thing is the milled trigger block. Complete sacrilege

[keith66]

To me it is let down by the angular poor quality cheekpiece & the awful forward projection on the bottom of the pistol grip, buzz them off with a grinder & it would look a lot better! Apart from that it shows promise. I like old style rifle stocks but this is a mishmash of styles that dont fit together.
I would be surprised if it sells tbh.

[MDriskill]

(Well never mind then)

[Troubledshooter]

Well...nothing if not unusual!

Minor detail, but judging by the two holes on the left rear, looks like the action at one time had a Parker-Hale sight fitted.

The description does say it is drilled for a Parker Hale sight.

[Hsing-ee]

https://auctions.holtsauctioneers.co...166968&image=8

What the heck is this thing? Any ideas on provenance? And does anyone think it’s worth £500 + fees?

Cylinder has a lovely 1" gouge in it and the wonky silver-soldered scope mounts remind me of a Yamaha FS1E I bought once for £25 that was held together with chickenshit weld & was completely out of true in six directions.

I think it's a monument to the aspirational Thatcher years, when you could buy an ex-local authority house directly from the local authority and then slap some really nice faux timber on it to give it that mock-Tudor Tyrolean look.

The neighbours would be so jealous they'd probably slit the rag roof of your second-hand Ford Escort XR3i Convertible.

In summary; recycle the metal as Chinese e-scooters, the wood as Belgian MDF. It's an abomination.

[Geezer]

Cylinder has a lovely 1" gouge in it and the wonky silver-soldered scope mounts remind me of a Yamaha FS1E I bought once for £25 that was held together with chickenshit weld & was completely out of true in six directions.

I think it's a monument to the aspirational Thatcher years, when you could buy an ex-local authority house directly from the local authority and then slap some really nice faux timber on it to give it that mock-Tudor Tyrolean look.

The neighbours would be so jealous they'd probably slit the rag roof of your second-hand Ford Escort XR3i Convertible.

In summary; recycle the metal as Chinese e-scooters, the wood as Belgian MDF. It's an abomination.

Welcome back - long time no see.

[Phil Russell]

This particular rifle appeared in an auction earlier this year and was sold for £250. It's got a custom lefthand stock with with added cheekpiece.the fact that it's at auction at Holt's means to me that it's been put up by a chancer.
£250 max.

Hmmm ... sold for £250 so cost the buyer about £250 + approx £80 commission = £330.
Seller now needs to recover £330. So hammer price needs to be at least £330 + seller's commission, say 30% = approx £430.

Hmmm. Good luck, but who knows, it might make more.
Cheers, Phil

[micky2]

I am curious as to how much of the disllke of this gun is down to the fact that it is derived from an actual Webley classic? Would the general opinion be completely opposite if the gun was identical but had been built from scratch?

Now that is a good thought. l don't like myself because of that.

[micky2]

Now that is a good thought. l don't like myself because of that.

It should have read l don't like it myself because of that.

[oldcurmudgeon]

This rifle is going to be very expensive for the purchaser. Assuming that it sells for the lowest estimate of £300 the costs are an additional £90, and if sent to an RFD then with carriage and collection fees another £50.
So a minimum bid will end up as an additional £140, so very expensive for a left-handed MK3 and costs are raised considerably for any bid above the baseline.
So unless you are left handed, this is a very expensive folly.

[oldcurmudgeon]

It remains unsold.

[johnbaz]

I bought a mk3 Webbo with one of Don's stocks fitted a few months ago and love it to bits!



I'm usure whether it was actually made by Don or was an original Webley prouct that he customised








The mk3 is my favourite rifle from the Webley stable




John..

[Garvin]

I bought a mk3 Webbo with one of Don's stocks fitted a few months ago and love it to bits.

John you love it because it actually is a nice stock. Don Robbo had to sign a contract saying he wouldn't add his usual execrable flourishes and the original buyer then held his family hostage while he made it to ensure he didn't stray off-piste...