Webley Air Rifle Serial Numbers
The gun only says Webley & Scott on the breech block with a Hatsan style serial number. Nowhere on the gun does it say where it was made. My chrony is still MIA, but if memory serves me, this gun is pushing 7.9s at around 930fps.it's a Tommy. It's a commercial purchase.455 Webley Mk III with the Serial Number '2929' and maker's name 'P. Webley & Sons London & Birmingham'. I undertand these to have been used for a limited time between about 1897 and about 1900 (I think) before being superseded my the Mk IV. The left side of the cylinder is stamped 'The Webley Junior.177 Webley & Scott Ltd Birmingham. The front of the cylinder is stamped with serial/ batch number '754'. It has a blade foresight & adjustable rear sight and it cocks and fires perfectly with a strong spring action. Webley started producing Air Pistols in 1924 and today still produce Air Pistols to the same design principle (see below the Tempest) The early Air Pistols were marked with serial numbers up to the beginning of World War 2.
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| Boxed, Early 1970's Webley Premier 'E' Series .22 Calibre Air Pistol & Accessories. AI 607. - AI 607 The Webley Premier 'E' series was introduced in 1972. The 'E' Series designation was stamped on the frame near to or under the left grip together with serial number. Early examples had Brown Plastic Grips (see 119/120 of Webley Air Pistols By Bruce). This is an excellent example in .22 Calibre. It is undamaged and has the early brown plastic grips with embossed Webley logos. The left side of the cylinder is stamped 'The Webley Premier Made In England'. The right side is stamped 'Webley & Scott ltd Birmingham'. The frame near the left grip is stamped with the correct large E (Series designation). The front of the cylinder is stamped with number ‘471’. It has a blade foresight & adjustable rear sight and it cocks and fires perfectly with a strong spring action. The pistol is contained in its original cardboard box with Webley labelling & imagery. 'Instructions for use' are adhered to the inside of the lid. Price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Pistol the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. AI 607 £275.00 |
| 1969-1973 B.S.A Super Meteor .22 Calibre Break Action Air Rifle 'TE' Prefix Serial Number. Sn 10791 - 10791 Birmingham Small Arms introduced the Super Meteor Air rifle in 1966. The small frame rifle is 42' overall with a 18 1/2' barrel. This is an excellent example in .22 Calibre. It has an undamaged wood stock with grooved butt end. The wood has just a couple of light scuffs. The metal work is undamaged and retains most of it's original blueing there are a few light scratches on the cylinder and usage wear to the finish at the left side of the barrel block. It has a block and blade fore sight and adjustable target rear sight. The top of the cylinder forward of it's 2 scope grooves is crisply marked 'BSA Meteor'. The rifle's serial number 'TE70781' is stamped on the underside of the barrel block. The 'TE' prefix serial number dates the rifle to between 1969 and 1973 (See page 44 of The Collector's Guide to Air Rifles By Hiller). The barrel's bore is clean with crisp rifling and it cocks and fires as it should with a strong spring action. Price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air rifle, the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. Sn 10791 £325.00 |
| **RESERVED**UNTIL 22/9/20**Pre 1958 Webley Senior .177 Calibre Air Pistol With Brown Grips. Sn 10675 - 10675 This is a nice Webley Senior .177 Calibre Air pistol. It is undamaged with original finish and brown plastic grips. The left side of the cylinder is stamped 'The Webley Senior Made In England' together with 'oil' and arrow indicator pointing to the oil hole located on top of the cylinder. The right side is stamped 'Webley & Scott Ltd, Birmingham 4' and 'Webley Patents' (The pre 1958 area code 4 was removed from pistols post 1958 after a factory relocation, See Page 85 of Webley Air Pistols by Bruce). The forward barrel block is stamped '.177' calibre & the front of the cylinder stamped with number '555'. It has a blade foresight & adjustable rear sight and it cocks and fires perfectly with a strong spring action. Price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Pistol the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. Sn 10675 £245.00 |
| Boxed, 1945 To 1958 'The Webley Mark 1', .177 Calibre Air Pistol With Original Box Of Webley Special Pellets. AI 600 - AI 600 These pistols were manufactured at the Webley Birmingham 4 factory Post WW2 To 1958. Production continued at their Handsworth factory into the 1960's. (See pages 71 to 73 of Bruce's book Webley Air Pistols). This excellent example has undamaged metal work with all of it's original finish and superb black chequered grips embossed with the 'Webley ' name. The left side of the cylinder is stamped 'The Webley Mark I Made In England'. The left side also has the correct oil hole marked 'Oil' with arrow indicator. The right side of the cylinder is marked 'Webley & Scott Ltd Birmingham 4' pre 1958 manufacturers detail together with the correctly abbreviated 'Webley Patents'. It has an adjustable rear sight & the barrel strap beneath the blade fore sight is stamped 'MK 1 .177'. The front of the cylinder is stamped with serial number '041'. The pistol cocks and fires with a strong spring action. The pistol is contained in it's original Webley labelled cardboard box which is undamaged and bears Webley pistol imagery, trademark and Birmingham 4 address. The inside of the box lid has illustrated 'instructions for use'. The box contains an original Webley Special pellet box with a small quantity of .177 lead pellets. The green coloured cardboard box has Webley detail printed in black ink. Price includes UK delivery. NB The restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. AI 600 £295.00 |
| 1960-1970 Webley Falcon .22 Calibre Break Action Air Rifle Early '186' Serial Number. Sn 10230 - 10230 An excellent example of the Webley Falcon. The Webley Falcon was produced between 1960 and 1970 (see Page 228 of Hiller's Book 'A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The woodwork is undamaged with a lovely polished grain. The metal work is in excellent undamaged condition. It has a 17' clean rifled barrel and measures 41 1/2' overall. The underside of the barrel block is stamped with serial number '186'. The left side of the block is stamped with calibre detail '.22'. The top of the air chamber is marked with model detail and Webley name and Falco model detail (illustrated). It has a block & blade fore sight, adjustable rear sight and correct telescopic sight plate. The loading and firing actions work perfectly. Price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act with regards to the sale and delivery of this item apply. Sn 10230 £325.00 |
Webley Air Rifles Serial Numbers
| 1964-1975 Webley MARK 3 .22 Calibre Under Lever, Air Rifle. Sn 5409:25 - 5409:25 The Webley Mark 3 was introduced in 1946 and production finished around 1975 (See Pages 244 of Hiller's Book 'A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The woodwork and metal work of this example are in nice condition with some scuffs and scatches to the left side of the stock. It has an 18 1/4' rifled barrel and measures 43' overall. It has a block and blade foresight and adjustable rear sight. The wood stock is inlaid with 'Webley' disc. The top of the air chamber is correctly marked with the Webley name and Birmingham address together with 'The Webley Mark 3' model detail (illusrated). The loading port is marked with '.22' calibre detail. It is under lever cocking & has an adjustable rear Target sight together with shrouded foresight and telescopic sight ramp. The rifle is serial number 'B5247' (Hiller's book has a B prefix serial number illustrated which he describes as being made between 1964-75. Some F prefix numbers have been since made during the same period). The loading and firing actions work perfectly. Price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restictions of the Crime Reduction Act with rergards to sale and delivery of this weapon apply. Sn 5409:25 £375.00 |
| Post WW2 British Milbro Hector (Diana Model No.1) Break Action .177 Calibre Air Rifle. AI 592 - AI 592 The German Diana Model 1 was introduced in the 1920’s and was in production until 1945. The Diana trademark moved to Scotland with Milbro after WWII as part of the reparations. Post WW2 until C1952 the Diana No.1 rifles were retailed under the name ‘Hector’. The low power weapons were produced as a starter air weapon for Children and Youths. This is a nice example of the British made Hector. It measures 31' overall with a 17 1/2' barrel which has the correct 8 1/2', screw in, barrel tube insert. It has an undamaged wooden stock and 'chromed' tinplate frame & barrel. To load the weapon the barrel's removable tube insert is loaded with a pellet and it is cocked break-barrel style with two sprung wire latches that keep the action in place. The rifle has it's original finish and it's cocking and firing action work as they should. The weapon has a blade foresight and fixed plate with notch rear sight. The top of the barrel is stamped with the 'Hector' model name and legend together with 'Regd, Made In England'. Price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. AI 592 £195.00 |
Webley Air Pistol Serial Numbers
| MINT, Early 1990's, Patent Pending, British Sterling Armaments HR-81, .177 Calibre Bolt Action Under lever, Air Rifle. AI 590 - AI 590 The HR-81 underlever spring-piston air rifle was designed in the UK in the early 1990's by Sterling Armaments. The design and trademark were purchased by Benjamin Sheridan of The Benjamin Air Rifle Company, New York in 1994. U.S made rifles were stamped with the U.S manufacturer's name. When Crosman purchased the Benjamin Company the Sterling Line was discontinued. British Sterling Armaments marked weapons are sought after. The Sterling is an unusual rifle. It is an underlever spring-piston rifle that has a unique bolt-action loading system. To load the gun, you lift the bolt handle and it jumps to the rear under spring tension. The pellet is then put into the loading port in front of the bolt and once the bolt is pushed forward and down, the rifle is loaded. The bolt handle is located at the rear of the action, but the tip of the bolt is located over 8 inches forward. The bolt action has the feel of working the action of a WW2 Lee Enfield Service Rifle. Because the bolt is spring-loaded, you feel that closing it cocks the rifle, but it doesn’t. Cocking is accomplished by pulling back on the underlever until the sear catches the piston, just like any other underlever. This is an early, near mint condition, Patent Pending British Sterling Armaments HR 81 .177 Calibre example. It has a lovely wood stock with chequered neck and rubber recoil pad. It's metal work retains it's original blueing. The lever block is crisply stamped ' STERLING ARMAMENTS HR 81 CAL .177' and the reverse with 'PAT PENDING REG DESIGN' together with serial number ' 3104'. It is fitted with shrouded target foresight and adjustable rear sight. The weapon's loading and firing action work perfectly as they should. Price for this rare sought after rifle includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. Sn AI 590 £495.00 |
| 1975-1977 Webley Premier MK II .22 Calibre Air Pistol. Sn 9760 - 9760 The Webley Premier MK II Air Pistol was produced between 1975 and 1977 (see page 143 of Bruce's book Webley Air Pistols). It is undamaged with original finish and black plastic grips with embossed Webley logos. The left side of the cylinder has it's original manufacturer's identification label 'Webley & Scott Ltd, Premier MK II, Made In England'. The front of the cylinder is stamped with serial number '604'. The forward barrel block is stamped '.22' (calibre). It has a blade foresight & adjustable rear sight. It cocks and fires perfectly with a strong spring action. Price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Pistol the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. Sn 9760 £195.00 |
| Post 1958, Webley Junior .177 Calibre Air pistol. Sn 10043 - 10043 This is a Webley Junior .177 Calibre Air pistol. It is undamaged with original finish which has patches of wear to the cylinder consistent with age and use. It has black plastic grips with embossed webley logos. The left side of the cylinder is stamped 'The Webley Junior .177 Webley & Scott Ltd Birmingham Made In England' (In 1958 Webley relocated their factory from Birmingham 4 to Birmingham 21 Postal area. Weapons produced after 1958 were marked either Birmingham or Birmingham 21). The front of the cylinder is stamped with number '903'. It has a blade foresight & adjustable rear sight and it cocks and fires perfectly with a strong spring action. Price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Pistol the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & supply of this item. Sn 10043 £145.00 |
Webley Mk3 Air Rifle Serial Numbers
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