Interesting points made by all. It does feel such a right, compact design. Some think that that lost its way with the Hurricane, but I find my early ,22 the most accurate of my Webleys. And the Tempest restored some of the 'handling'.
Over the years, owned most models from a tin grip Junior to late Hurri's/Tempest.
Webley Mk3 x2, Falcon & Junior rifles, HW35x2, AirSporter x2, Gold Star, Meteors x2, Diana 25. SMK B19, Webley Senior, Premier, Hurricane x 2, Tempest, Dan Wesson 8", Crosman 3576, Legends PO8.