Rarity of Webley Tempest brown grips

[Josie & John]

From memory, the brown grips were offered during the late 1980s and were not around for long, so examples are fairly scarce today. I'm not sure they attract that much of a premium though as there are still plenty of Tempests around, many in very good condition.

Personally I think Tempests should be worth more than the just over £100 that boxed examples seem to sell for but then I also remember them with rose tinted specs as the Tempest was the pistol I aspired to own ever since I saw one demonstrated in a Willesden second hand shop back in the day and back when such shops could still sell old airguns.

John

[harvey_s]

From memory, the brown grips were offered during the late 1980s and were not around for long, so examples are fairly scarce today. I'm not sure they attract that much of a premium though as there are still plenty of Tempests around, many in very good condition.

Personally I think Tempests should be worth more than the just over £100 that boxed examples seem to sell for but then I also remember them with rose tinted specs as the Tempest was the pistol I aspired to own ever since I saw one demonstrated in a Willesden second hand shop back in the day and back when such shops could still sell old airguns.

John

Prices of Tempests do seem to be on the rise.
Sure you can still find tatty ones for £100, but the nice boxed ones I've seen have been around the £150 mark..
Which is nearer where they should be IMHO

[ashf9999]

Given the last brand new Brum Tempest I bought would have been from JSR mail order in the mid-90's for around £75, the Bank of England inflation calculator has the equivalent new price today at, give or take, £141.
So technically £100 or so might not be unreasonable boxed S/H in good condition - but I agree they are undervalued at that. It seems the price for a fairly nice boxed example with paperwork currently retails in the shops for between £200 to (gulp) £275. Obviously private and fair sales are less, but ...