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    A WELL-LOVED WEBLEY

    Apr 15, 2021 5 minutes

    If you’re already an airgun collector, then you will doubtless have one, or more likely several, old Webley pistols. But if you’re not a collector, why would you want one?

    At this point, I should identify which models I’m classifying as ‘vintage’ here. I favour those produced pre-1970 for several reasons, but primarily because they were all-steel construction with a traditional blued finish, which in my book makes them particularly desirable. Principally Mk1, Junior and Senior models, but also early Premiers. So that means a date range of about 46 years from the first Mk1s of 1924.

    So, back to why you’d want one of these. First, they ooze quality and were made to perform and to go on performing for a lifetime (sometimes several lifetimes). Secondly,

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