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I have a William Evans with what I believe to be a Webley and Scott hammerless top lever box lock action circa 1907-'08. No ejectors. On looking at the face I do NOT see screw threads on the spindle. There is a flange near the top of the spindle that engages a third bite on the doll's head. So what action do I have? The lumps look like the standard double bite type.

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From the top, is the doll's head shaped like the ace of clubs, or is it shaped like a spade with the point clipped off? The one with the club head extension is called the PHV-1. The one with the spade head extension is called the A & W C. Yours is probably the PHV-1. Webley referred to the A & W C as a screw-grip, and the PHV-1 as a third bite. Technically, they're both screw grips, as the name refers to the way they lock, and has nothing to do with the threads on the spindle body visible through the action face. Both were referred to as screw grips in the trade.

As to your date, from that period, Webley's number will be on the side of the fore-end loop, just under the left barrel. What is it? If it's on the short rib (between the flats and the loop) and below the high 11,400 range, it's earlier than that.

Generally, these Webley boxlock DRs that were built for other gunmakers were mostly delivered complete. I don't recall seeing one built for Evans that wasn't.

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Edited by 400NitroExpress (16/08/07 08:49 AM)

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