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    Webley service mk2 breech seal help

    Hi.
    I've just purchased a Webley service mk2 it has no breech seal. And it looks different than others I have seen can anybody help me please.

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    Have posted on this over the fence

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    Quote Originally Posted by deejayuu View Post
    Have posted on this over the fence
    ... and which fence is that, pray tell?

    Cheers, Phil

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    Quote Originally Posted by yahkiddin View Post
    Hi.
    I've just purchased a Webley service mk2 it has no breech seal. And it looks different than others I have seen can anybody help me please.
    What is it which you think might be different ?
    Photo or serial no. would help...

    Atb
    Mark

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    Here are scans of the original drawings for the Breech seal and Reinforcing ring, as you will see, the breech seal was originally made from red fibre material, not leather.




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    I just glued a HW80 breech seal in the last one that I played with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Russell View Post
    ... and which fence is that, pray tell?

    Cheers, Phil
    https://www./community/index.php?thr...ce-mk2.382729/

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    Quote Originally Posted by deejayuu View Post
    Have posted on this over the fence
    Yes you did & thanks for your help

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    It was a Aluminium washer Phil has help me & now it's out. Thankyou all

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    Webley service mk2 breech seal help

    Quote Originally Posted by yahkiddin View Post
    Hi.
    I've just purchased a Webley service mk2 it has no breech seal. And it looks different than others I have seen can anybody help me please.
    I'd just stick an o ring in with a hot glue gun, works great on old guns far better than leather seals.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troubledshooter View Post
    Here are scans of the original drawings for the Breech seal and Reinforcing ring, as you will see, the breech seal was originally made from red fibre material, not leather.



    Cripes!

    I really thought i'd made a breech seal for my mk2 from leather but it's red so original!


    Not only is my memory going but i'm remembering things that didn't happen!!

    I've made them for a mk1 pistol and a BSA Cadet Major though of leather!!


    John
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    Leather seems to be the material most often used for breech seals, up until synthetics took over, so if the original material is unobtainable, leather would seem a perfect alternative, and has been used for years.
    I'm presuming the 'Red Fibre' use for the original Service seals was of similar material to the red fibre washers commonly used in the old days. I have a box full of them, but none of comparative size to the Service breech seal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yahkiddin View Post
    Hi.
    I've just purchased a Webley service mk2 it has no breech seal. And it looks different than others I have seen can anybody help me please.
    The reason W&S used a hard red fibre washer/brass inner was because when closing the bolt it pulls the breech end of the barrel across and if soft the handle may not return to the same position each time. This doesnt matter when both sights are on the barrel but could give problems if using the body mounted aperture sight.
    The other factor that may have made them arrive at that position is that most MK2s fitted with a softish breech seal allow the bolt knob to hit the cyinder which over time will cause a dent. Not good when using a metal ring as a piston seal.
    Worth checking the cylinder for tight spots?

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