Any love for Webleys?

sheepherder · 12-23-2013, 09:11 AM

I've been a fan of British firearms since I was about 10 or 11...We went to a department store just before Xmas, and in the basement in a barrel were unaltered Enfield No 1 ["SMLE"] rifles for [IIRC] $10 or @12...My dad bought one...

Part of the fun of these old British firearms is searching out the meaning for the characters on them...Every one has a meaning, however obscure...

Zorba · 12-23-2013, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Part of the fun of these old British firearms is searching out the meaning for the characters on them...Every one has a meaning, however obscure...

Sorta like a Nambu!

hansfischer007 · 12-23-2013, 12:43 PM

My first pistol was a Webley.....38 S&W...marked on the side WAR FINISH...my dad bought it out of the back of a magazine....for $14.00...and that included a holster and 20 Bullets ....and I also faintly remember the Lewis Machine Guns were offered for about $45.00.........this was early 50s ........my first Luger..1918 DWM was $40.00.....they wanted $60 for the Navys and $100 for the Artillery models.....prices were sooooo high

....but now i think I want an old Enfield Revolver.......something else on my want list...MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS....TO THE BEST SITE ON THE INTERNET........Danke ..Hans Fischer

Angus Magnus · 12-23-2013, 02:36 PM

I have a Mk.VI 1918 in the original .455 although it was refinished at some point. It is quite ungainly but shoots like a dream, not much recoil compared to a .45 Rimfire S&W Model 29 I have.

I would like to point out to anyone who is interested that there is a guy on ebay selling repro lanyard rings. I just ordered one after years of searching, and the price is very decent....

ebay item# 251405257250

Also have a .380 Webley Mk.IV I used to reload. Mild recoil, very accurate, and feels much more ergonomic than the .455, but I still prefer the big one... there's just something about it...

Shadowsix · 12-24-2013, 10:57 AM

I love my two! A Webley Mk1 & a Webley RIC

12-23-2013, 09:11 AM	#1
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12-23-2013, 12:43 PM	#3
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	Webleys & Enfields My first pistol was a Webley.....38 S&W...marked on the side WAR FINISH...my dad bought it out of the back of a magazine....for $14.00...and that included a holster and 20 Bullets ....and I also faintly remember the Lewis Machine Guns were offered for about $45.00.........this was early 50s ........my first Luger..1918 DWM was $40.00.....they wanted $60 for the Navys and $100 for the Artillery models.....prices were sooooo high ....but now i think I want an old Enfield Revolver.......something else on my want list...MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS....TO THE BEST SITE ON THE INTERNET........Danke ..Hans Fischer

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12-23-2013, 02:36 PM	#4
Angus Magnus User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Miami Posts: 133 Thanks: 8 Thanked 22 Times in 16 Posts	I have a Mk.VI 1918 in the original .455 although it was refinished at some point. It is quite ungainly but shoots like a dream, not much recoil compared to a .45 Rimfire S&W Model 29 I have. I would like to point out to anyone who is interested that there is a guy on ebay selling repro lanyard rings. I just ordered one after years of searching, and the price is very decent.... ebay item# 251405257250 Also have a .380 Webley Mk.IV I used to reload. Mild recoil, very accurate, and feels much more ergonomic than the .455, but I still prefer the big one... there's just something about it...