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Vanity: Webley Mark VI .45 acp
12/22/11
| mylife
Posted on 12/22/2011 7:43:46 PM PST by mylife
Today, I found a Webley Mark VI chambered for 45 acp, in very good to excellent condition.
It was for sale on consignment for $545 I am uncertain as to the date of manufacture (I didnt look it over)
Is this a fair price? I cant stop thinking about it.
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To: mylife
Looking at mine right now...date on frame above cylinder. Serial number under the frame, front of trigger guard and on cylinder right where it was shaved. FWIW.
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posted on
12/23/2011 7:57:57 AM PST
by
Holen1
("Those possessed by nothing possess everything.")
To: MaxMax
Early Colt 1911 magazines were manufactured with a lanyard ring. .
1911 magazine
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posted on
12/23/2011 8:46:13 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because oit is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: mylife
If it doesn’t have any IMPORT marks on it (e.g., like R&R Guns, etc) I’d pay that for it. I have a thing for Lanyard Ring Pistols.... (If you buy it and ever want to sell, let me know)
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posted on
12/23/2011 8:49:58 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: tumblindice
I’ve got a Schofield and a Russian Model 3....I really like them...
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posted on
12/23/2011 8:50:48 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: Tainan; Holen1
Thanks for the information.
“The British Bulldog”!
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posted on
12/23/2011 8:50:54 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Gaffer
Thanks.
The shop just opened, I will head there shortly.
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posted on
12/23/2011 8:52:11 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Gaffer; All
Well, I went and looked the Webley over.
No import marks, All serial # match, manufacture date is 1918.
Bad news is it is a refinish.
I talked him down to $400
I really want it, even if the price is a bit high.
I took it out to shoot with some modern HP ammo.
1st shot was fine, but then the cylinder failed to rotate (something with the half moon clips)
Opened it , closed it and it rotates fine.
2nd shot was fine, but again with the failure to rotate.
opened it and closed it and got the same thing.
then after the 3rd round was expended I had to fool with the ammo in the moon clips to get it to go back in the cylinder.
Such a shame. The thing is beautiful, but if its collectors value is gone AND I have to tinker with it to shoot it its of no use to me.
I passed.
Thanks to everyone for their input.
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posted on
12/23/2011 12:34:29 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Such a shame.....Hell, I’d still buy it for myself and never shoot it, but I’m sentimental that way....
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posted on
12/23/2011 12:36:53 PM PST
by
Gaffer
To: Gaffer
I almost did LoL
The bore was excellent.
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posted on
12/23/2011 12:51:43 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Billy Dixon
If you can get it for $250 or under it would be a fair deal. Unaltered guns are valued between $600 and $200 depending on condition and conversion to 45 reduces this by half. Where are you seeing prices like that? I would love to know, because I've been looking for a .45 ACP Webley conversion for several years, and have never seen one priced that low, or seen one sell for that little at auction.
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posted on
12/23/2011 5:25:43 PM PST
by
Ocean Ranger
('unrestricted ocean operations')
To: mylife
Don't mean to be a nit-picker, but, IMO, you should have tested it with nothing more than wad cutter target loads (reduced power). That would have more closely matched the pressure of the loads this pistol was designed for.
Case expansion caused the cases to back-up and fouled cylinder rotation.
But I guess you know this already...;)
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posted on
12/23/2011 5:50:15 PM PST
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
To: Tainan
Well, I wanted to use Winchester white box, but the moonclip was already loaded with this fancy stuff.
The shop owner insisted, “the ammo’s on me”
What could I say? He had already knocked $125 off the price.
Maybe I will look again if its there after Christmas.
*I really want it*
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posted on
12/23/2011 5:56:55 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Tainan
I do think you are right.
It sure is pretty, and it was a hoot to shoot.
Plus I am just a sucker for classic fire arms.
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posted on
12/23/2011 5:59:19 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Tainan
On the plus side, I tested out the new Ruger LC9.
Bang Bang Bang!
Hole hole hole.
☺ ☺ ☺
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posted on
12/23/2011 6:02:24 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Somethings to help with your decision:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/63/webleymkvical45acpjpg.jpg/
http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/jpeg/3b8255bba12d7e85dbbe85589dd59b4041b094a.jpg
http://www.imfdb.org/w/images/thumb/1/11/Gallipoli_6.jpg/600px-Gallipoli_6.jpg
http://www.pagunblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/WebleyZulu.jpg
From - Gallipoli, Zulu and a dozen other films we love...lol.
A page full of Mark VIs:
http://tinyurl.com/d7farma
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posted on
12/23/2011 6:54:31 PM PST
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
To: Tainan
Gosh it looks just like that first pic!
Now where can we get some Martini rifles?....
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posted on
12/23/2011 7:43:15 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Tainan
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posted on
12/23/2011 7:45:49 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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