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Hey folks can you advise who might be the maker of my A&N BLE. I emailed Glasgow Uni and couldnt get any reference to the maker. Only details i got is gun was manufactured in 1889 for 41 pounds.

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Webley Screw grip.


Predates merger with Scott. Probably P. Webley and Sons.

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I thought it was P Webley as well but not sure bout it. Also there is a possibility that the action was bought in white from Webley and finished in other maker? There is a " 2HW " marking on the bottom rib. Thanks for the educated guess!

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That is an absolutely magnificent best quality A&D gun; and if I were it's proud owner it would be very important to me to know who made it. One of the most likely individuals in the British gun trade today who could tell you who made it by its appearance is Malcolm Cruxton of Price Street, Birmingham. He is still in the trade at 80 years of age having started when he was 14.

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I can't tell if it's a screw grip but it is a great looking gun a p.webley gun is possible

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Appears to have the hangers for intercepting sears. What style of ejectors does it have?

Classy little gun.

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Ted

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Yes it does have intercepting sears. The ejectors are a bit unusual type, " W. Anson Ejector " uploading photos.

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Piece of cake to tell if it's a screw grip: Look into the slot on the breech face where the rib extension fits. You should be able to see threads where the rib extension engages.

My best guess is that your gun is an Anson & Webley, made by P. Webley before the merger with Scott. I have one of those made for William Evans in 1901. (Webley and Scott continued to make those Webley screw grips even after the merger. Until 1940, in fact.) My guess is based on information and photos in "The History of W. & C. Scott Gunmakers" by Crawford and Whatley". I'd recommend purchasing a copy of that book.

Mine is slightly fancier than yours with deep carving on the fences, but otherwise they're very similar. Mine is the Model 51, which sold in 1906 for 58 pounds. Yours is quite likely the Model 52, selling for 48 pounds in 1906. Features, price, etc seem a good fit. The higher grade Webley screw grips, like mine and yours, used a doll's head rib extension. On the less expensive screw grips, the rib extension was straight.

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tea any one?


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