This is all very interesting. Accountants - and many others who should know better - want the fastest and highest return for the least investment.

Anyway, who actually closed down the Webley factory? Who offshored to Turkey?

The point, I think, is that Webley is an iconic British brand known to shooters worldwide, defence ministries and especially in the UK. I bought my first air rifle and then the next because these had the Webley name on it. Now Webley is manufactured in Turkey. Were I the owner of this brand, I would hang my head in shame. Who would have bought an Austin Healey, Jaguar or Rolls were these made in Turkey? Ok, there might or might not be a contract signed with the manufacturer/Turkish Govt but what about the research and development function? Where is this carried out and by whom? We have some world-beating air rifle technicians in this county - quite a few of them on the BBS. It is not beyond the abilities of Brits to come up with new designs - in pcp and springer format. These could be made here. If there is an overseas contract with Turkey, who signed this and when does it expire? When was it last renewed? Who owns the Turkish plant or is it simply used as a production facility because the production costs are low?

If AA and others can produce here, then Webley could and it is still a brand of substance with far longer history than many of the new producers. Few here would buy a Webley made in Turkey but we would were it made here.

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