What a great find.
What a great find.
Glad to see you found one Stu and in very good order.
The Pape stamp gives it a little more provenance and an excellent bonus.
John
Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
My very favourite Webley air pistol of all time especially when accompanied by an original box.
Congratulations on finding such a nice example.
Brian
HI Stu, I have had a few pre war Webleys with Pape on the back strap. Years ago I went to see a Pope air rifle, it turned out to be a BSA light Pattern with Pape stamped on it! Straight grip Senior is one of my all time favorite pistols. You are building up a very good collection!
Cheers Paul
lovely pistol
Cheers
Thanks John as you know I've been searching a while
Cheers yes the straight grip pistols are my favorite aswell
Cheers Paul
Ha great story on the pope bsa,but did you buy it? Lol
Cheers
No Stu did not buy the Pope BSA as it was well [very]well worn.
Cheers Paul
nice pistol,as a matter of interest to me,what is the length of the grip on the straight grip senior?I'm used to shooting the wood grip mk 1s but the grip is a finger short to be ideal,my little finger has to go below the bottom of the grip.from the bottom of the compression tube to the bottom of the handle is 3" on the mk 1.
Very nice,
My beloved early straight grip mk1 also has the PAPE NEWCASTLE stamp.
Cheers,
Matt
I must say after shooting it today for the first as this is my first straight grip senior I found the trigger exceptional,very light and crisp compared to any of my slant grip seniors
Not sure if all straight grips are the same or it's just a well worn one that works better
Not really a pistol fan, but I prefer the straight grip Webleys