| 400NitroExpress |
| (.400 member) |
| 24/08/07 09:42 AM |
Re: Webley & Scott Screw Action???
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More questions from the uninformed--
I agree that Americans are hung up on names on Doubles--
Webley made guns others just retailed-
What characteristics define the Webley guns no matter the retailer?
You just have to learn what they look like, and what the Webley serial number ranges were. A good start is the Webley catalogue in the Photos Archive here. The numbers for the Nitro guns ran from roughly 10,000 in 1900 to just under 14,000 in 1927. I've never found a later gun. The number will be located on the short rib (between the flats and the loop) up to about 11,400 in 1906, when it was moved to the left side of the fore-end loop. In the 11,300 to 11,500 range, it can be in either place.
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I'm sure every Double guy would love to find one from a unusual retailer for a bargain price!!
Kinda hard I'm sure cause Double experts have probably located and secured most of those guns.
What prices are we talking about for a "lesser" name first quality Double instead of one of the big 4?? I presume that a 470 NE would be the most common caliber--
Prices will be all over the place. Some less than competent dealers will price an otherwise nice piece from a lesser quality trade maker with a big name on it way over the top. Likewise, a sharp dealer will price a "no-name" from a good trade maker at what it's really worth, and he's not wrong. Given a well-informed buyer and seller, the difference today is nothing like what it once was.
It's silly to price a D class Rigby built by Osborne (like Westley Richards has) $10,000+ more than an A & W C 2nd Quality (the highest grade Webley commonly encountered) built for Army & Navy would reasonably bring in similar condition, but it's done all the time.