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Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son
30/07/04 12:35 AM

P.Webly & Son merged with W.& C. Scott & Son to become Webley & Scott Revolver and Arms Co. on 21 October, 1897.

AFIK, no more guns (as opposed to Revolvers) were made under the P.Webley name after that. If so, that would put your rifle in a time-frame before that.

However, as Mickey noted, the provision for Nitro proof was not available until 1904, but it was not mandatory until 1925.

Accordingly, it is possible to encounter double rifles built to handle full nitro loads, but were only blackpowder proved in the intervening years. Must have been to save costs, but I have seen such rifles. The barrel contour and wall thicknesses will tell you whether it is for Nitro or BP.

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.500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	hcroveda	28/07/04 07:28 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	bpesteve	11/08/04 05:00 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	bpesteve	11/08/04 05:16 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	hcroveda	12/08/04 02:37 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	470Rigby	13/08/04 09:03 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	mickey	12/08/04 02:34 PM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	webley	30/07/04 05:21 PM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	mbogo375	04/08/04 04:50 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	webley	04/08/04 04:46 PM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	mbogo375	04/08/04 05:35 PM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	470Rigby	06/08/04 11:08 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	mbogo375	06/08/04 02:16 PM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	webley	06/08/04 05:30 PM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	470Rigby	30/07/04 12:35 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	hcroveda	02/08/04 10:03 PM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	bpesteve	04/08/04 10:06 AM
Re: .500 - 3" double P. Webley & Son	mickey	28/07/04 09:52 AM

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