New take on an old classic.
- Thread starter Silfield
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Oh dear... you shouldn't have posted this.
"...has every bit of the power of the original .455." Well, the .357 is far more powerful than the old .455! Interesting that they have been able to beef up the top-break design to withstand the .357.
No info on the website as to overseas distributors, which is odd as they must have done considerable market research before proceeding with production. I'm not sure I want to see the price tag. The manufacturer is located in Mayfair, a very pricey and exclusive part of London, also the home turf of Holland & Holland and Purdey etc. There is info on the gunmakers in the area here, which says this about Anderson Wheeler:
In the old days, their guns, like many bespoke luxury items. would be priced in guineas (1£ 1d) rather than pounds. I'd be surprised if the Mk VII ends up being less than $2500 here- probably quite a bit more. Anyone have the courage to fill out the enquiry form?
"...has every bit of the power of the original .455." Well, the .357 is far more powerful than the old .455! Interesting that they have been able to beef up the top-break design to withstand the .357.
No info on the website as to overseas distributors, which is odd as they must have done considerable market research before proceeding with production. I'm not sure I want to see the price tag. The manufacturer is located in Mayfair, a very pricey and exclusive part of London, also the home turf of Holland & Holland and Purdey etc. There is info on the gunmakers in the area here, which says this about Anderson Wheeler:
In the old days, their guns, like many bespoke luxury items. would be priced in guineas (1£ 1d) rather than pounds. I'd be surprised if the Mk VII ends up being less than $2500 here- probably quite a bit more. Anyone have the courage to fill out the enquiry form?
Looks like there are 2 agents in the US http://www.andersonwheeler.co.uk/company/overseas-outlets-and-agents but got to agree that they are going to be very pricey.
Bond used a Anderson Wheeler .500 nitro express double rifle in Skyfall http://www.shotgunlife.com/shotguns/guns/is-that-an-anderson-wheeler-you-re-shooting-mr-bond.html but at £15,500 I dont think I will be rushing to put my name on the list!
Bond used a Anderson Wheeler .500 nitro express double rifle in Skyfall http://www.shotgunlife.com/shotguns/guns/is-that-an-anderson-wheeler-you-re-shooting-mr-bond.html but at £15,500 I dont think I will be rushing to put my name on the list!
Griffin & Howe... that figures. I doubt there is a Cdn. distributor. Most likely one could be got through Questar or Prophet River.
Let's wait until Caramel sees this. He'll probably buy one and post a range report.
I wouldn't buy one without a written undertaking from them that they aren't going to produce it in .455Webley or that if they do they will give good trade-in value on the .357Magnum.
But I like the look of it and the idea and I'd be sending an enquiry if I thought I could afford one. (An actual Webley MkVI would cost less and from any given start date will probably show up in the EE before fulfillment of an Anderson Wheeler order.)
But I like the look of it and the idea and I'd be sending an enquiry if I thought I could afford one. (An actual Webley MkVI would cost less and from any given start date will probably show up in the EE before fulfillment of an Anderson Wheeler order.)
Now, you know better than to post stuff like that w/o the link!
But that price wouldn't surprise me. "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it."I read somewhere that someone IS producing a new .455 Webley... Ah, here it is, Webley & Scott themselves: http://webleymkvi.com/. Not sure where this is going. Looks like they're still trying to get funding via the Founder's Club signups.Tooner said:
More info (March 2015) here: http://www.gunsandgunsmiths.com/?p=3046
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Thanks. The utter stupidity of the comments kind of ruined it for me, though. "Size 9 neck, size 2 brain" as a friend likes to say. Of course the bloody thing's expensive- it's a hand-made, limited-production gun, not intended for the hoi polloi. Even a Manhurin or Korth is more affordable. or a custom revolver by Bowen Classic Arms. But presumably there are enough well-heeled US customers who will fork out for one.
Let's wait until Caramel sees this. He'll probably buy one and post a range report.
Too funny!
Yes, I remember that. I couldn't afford to subscribe to their Founder's Club either, so my remarks are mostly moot. I've had a Mk.VI and I might have another someday, if one shows up when I am in funds.
The Founder's Club is only $100, so perhaps not that big an investment, although the proposed ~$1000 retail price will of course be in US funds, Mind you, at the rate Webley seem to be going ("Online payment [still] not yet active"), the Canadian dollar might be back at par by the time they actually start producing them! I guess I could rationalize it by figuring that by that time, if I've put $### aside/month, if I decide I don't want one, I can always buy something else! Like you, I also have an original MK. VI. Seems to only be capable of "minute of Bosche", though, despite being mechanically in v. good shape.
That is very cool. I actually have a new to me 1918 MK VI in the mail that looks like it will arrive today.
While 10K US is certainly out of my snack bracket I would take a serious look if someone started producing this type of thing at or around S&W Performance center prices.
While 10K US is certainly out of my snack bracket I would take a serious look if someone started producing this type of thing at or around S&W Performance center prices.
Fascinating. I'd never heard of their attempt to build a top break! I wonder if it ever did get into production. One has to wonder why they would bother. I can see resurrecting the Webley as it is an iconic design, although, to be honest, not really in .357. Thanks for posting this!
