Webley & Scott Mark 1 (1st In The Webley Service Series) .177 Calibre Air Rifle .177 Air Rifles

RARE, 1925-1932 Webley Mark 1 (1st In The Webley Service Series) .177 Calibre Air Rifle. Sn 17357 - 17357

Webley produced their Mark 1 Air Rifle between 1925 & 1932 (see pages 13-28 of Christopher Thrale's book , Webley Air Rifles 1925-2005). The Mark 1 was the 1st in the Webley Service series of Air Rifles. The Mark 1 is a small rifle only 34" in length with a 19" rifled barrel. These rifles are rare and this is a very good example with even patina to the blue finish. It has all original wood stock and metal work throughout. It has the correct thumb operated barrel release plate and steel butt plate. The left side is crisply marked 'WEBLEY AIR RIFLE MARK 1' & with 'winged pellet logo' on the trigger block, together with correct safety catch feature and 'Manufactured By Webley & Scott Ltd Birmingham & London' on the left side of the breech block. The right side of the trigger block & breech block is marked with 1923, 1924 & 1925 Great Britain, USA, Switzerland, Japan, U.S.A and Canada patents. The rifle is fitted with ‘v’ notch block rear sight, blade fore sight, adjustable trigger & the barrel is stamped with ‘.177’ calibre detail. The rifle is serial number ‘718’. The weapon cocks loads and shoots with a good spring action. The price for this rare piece of Air Rifle history includes UK delivery. Sn 17357

£1,275.00