Webleys

Roadkill · 05-06-2005, 12:33 PM

Anybody here like Webleys besides me? For some reason they are so ugly they are appealing. (sort of like my dog) They have a certain feel and class all to themselves. Here are mine:

rk

Ron Wood · 05-06-2005, 01:25 PM

I like 'em, and yours look great. One of these days I want to get one of those little jobs with the bird head grip (can't remember the model off the top of my head, I think it is a MK1 - 1887). Of course I have always wanted a Webley-Fosbury, but never could save up enough out of the Luger money to get one!

Stu · 05-06-2005, 01:51 PM

Me too. They're certainly robust and some of the earlier ones are quite elegant, as Ron notes, (not to mention an extensive active service history).

One of the earlier guns you could get a speed loader for as well ? Quite an efficient design. Currently I have a WWII 38 and the equivalent Enfield copy. My Enfield is a nicer gun in many respects, but you never know what abuse they've suffered in the past. Shame about the anaemic caliber.

So many guns, so little money !

Edward Tinker · 05-06-2005, 02:08 PM

Yes, mine has been converted to 45 ACP, no finish; it is one I should send to Ted...

Shoots like a charm, I'd use it to keep screaming hordes of maniacs at bay anyday...

Ed

Roadkill · 05-06-2005, 04:46 PM

That holster look familiar, Ed? Thanks again. I bet when you hear the "thump, thump, thump" of a marching band you put on your red union suit, find a white sun hat and suspenders, get out your trusty Webley and wait behind the couch for a horde of Zulu warriors to attack while waving their razor sharp assegais like a pro football cheerleader waves her pompoms at the superbowl. Shaka Zulu in person.

rk

Edward Tinker · 05-06-2005, 07:13 PM

yeah, so? Don't you play those games

05-06-2005, 12:33 PM	#1
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	Webleys Anybody here like Webleys besides me? For some reason they are so ugly they are appealing. (sort of like my dog) They have a certain feel and class all to themselves. Here are mine: rk

05-06-2005, 01:25 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	I like 'em, and yours look great. One of these days I want to get one of those little jobs with the bird head grip (can't remember the model off the top of my head, I think it is a MK1 - 1887). Of course I have always wanted a Webley-Fosbury, but never could save up enough out of the Luger money to get one! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-06-2005, 01:51 PM	#3
Stu User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 452 Thanks: 4 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Me too. They're certainly robust and some of the earlier ones are quite elegant, as Ron notes, (not to mention an extensive active service history). One of the earlier guns you could get a speed loader for as well ? Quite an efficient design. Currently I have a WWII 38 and the equivalent Enfield copy. My Enfield is a nicer gun in many respects, but you never know what abuse they've suffered in the past. Shame about the anaemic caliber. So many guns, so little money !

05-06-2005, 02:08 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,932 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,528 Times in 2,091 Posts	Yes, mine has been converted to 45 ACP, no finish; it is one I should send to Ted... Shoots like a charm, I'd use it to keep screaming hordes of maniacs at bay anyday... Ed

05-06-2005, 04:46 PM	#5
Roadkill User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts	That holster look familiar, Ed? Thanks again. I bet when you hear the "thump, thump, thump" of a marching band you put on your red union suit, find a white sun hat and suspenders, get out your trusty Webley and wait behind the couch for a horde of Zulu warriors to attack while waving their razor sharp assegais like a pro football cheerleader waves her pompoms at the superbowl. Shaka Zulu in person. rk

05-06-2005, 07:13 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,932 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,528 Times in 2,091 Posts	yeah, so? Don't you play those games