Ugliest antique Webley ever! (abomination by Bubba!)

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Omg! This is... well... have a look for yourself!

This has been recently painted in British Military Black. Paint has been scratched off to show proof makrs...
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Yeah! With Motomaster-brand truck undercoating! I sprayed the same sh*t on my truck's frame before winter a few years ago... and it looked better than this! Wtf!?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=192569199

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It's paint. Hairy deal. It comes off.

Bid accordingly. Or move along.

I was expecting to see a vent rib welded on or maybe a nice tactical light rail.

As to the DAO comment, the picture of it with the hammer cocked pretty much puts that to rest.

Cheers
Trev
 
I find it most interesting how the seller feels the need to affiliate himself (presumably) with Wilson's Combat. Something tells me Bill Wilson has never heard of this guy. Like a desparate cling to legitimacy while offering an item so obiously unfit for well, anything.

Trouble is, this clown reminds of of two outfits I regularly see at gun shows in the area. One of which I made the mistake of buying a gun off of. Emptor caveat.

jacksonarmorypower! :ar15:
 
trevj said:
It's paint. Hairy deal. It comes off.

Bid accordingly. Or move along.

I was expecting to see a vent rib welded on or maybe a nice tactical light rail.
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Well, I am sorry to disappoint...

As for the 'big deal paint', it can hide quite a few surprises underneath, as someone else also outlined in here. If it has 0 collector value and 0 shooter value, then what would you consider as 'bidding accordingly'? 20$? :popCorn:

If you check out the picture with the Webley logo exposed, you can see a small crack running across it. Personally, I think this gun is FUBAR, but the guy got some undercoating from his barn and sprayed it, calling it "British Military Black" :jerkit: Step 2 is finding some poor bastard who will think he's getting a killer deal on an antique Webley MkII shooter... until he actually tries to fire it and loses a finger or two. God knows what may be hiding under that black tar.

And yes, I know: it's up to the buyer to make a sound decision; but sometimes it's easier said than done, especially for newbies. This whole deal is sketchy and not fair in my book. I was a newbie too some 15+ years ago and I too got suckered into buying presumably 'collectible' guns that were totally f*cked upon arrival & basic inspection... guns that sometimes cost hundreds, but that I wouldn't pay 25$ for today. Luckily, I learned quickly from my mistakes.

Anyway.... this is still the UGLIEST antique Webley I've seen so far! A tac-rail or a scope on one could never beat this level of Bubba ingenuity as far as looks are concerned! "British Military Black", lol! I guess my Ford truck is "US Military Burgundy" then!

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762mm said:
Well, I am sorry to disappoint...

As for the 'big deal paint', it can hide quite a few surprises underneath, as someone else also outlined in here. If it has 0 collector value and 0 shooter value, then what would you consider as 'bidding accordingly'? 20$? :popCorn:

If you check out the picture with the Webley logo exposed, you can see a small crack running across it.

:D
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Accordingly. Me. Not bid at all.

But a crappy coat of paint does not a 'bubba' make. It makes for an attempt to rip off the unwary, maybe, but not a bubba.
Do people still beleive that the used car with the fresh paint job is some sort of bargain, when they see it on the lot these days? I'd think that the overall level of education would be better by now.

It's obviously been seen to by one or more unkind hands, to judge from the screw heads that are visibly munged.

As to the line in the logo picture. You see a crack, I see a line that I wouldn't call one way or the other, without seeing better pictures or the gun in person. Scratch from teh screwdriver that the 1/4 wit used to remove the paint, maybe? Again, accordingly. How much money can you burn on a crapshoot? Pay lots, end up with nothing. Worst case scenario. Bet what you can afford to lose.

Cheers
Trev
 
Ooooohhh!
I will be spraying that on my Rogers and Spenser. If they would have had that stuff in 1865 they would not have blued it. Too bad Bubba put a $500.00 rib and light gathering front sight on the gun dropping the value to less than half....
 
10x said:
Ooooohhh!
I will be spraying that on my Rogers and Spenser. If they would have had that stuff in 1865 they would not have blued it. Too bad Bubba put a $500.00 rib and light gathering front sight on the gun dropping the value to less than half....
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I'm gonna bet that I've seen that R&S in person.

The rib was not put on with a mig welder. THAT would be "Bubba", IMO.

:D

Cheers
Trev
 
Hey...you guys missed something...CN1 = Canadian Navy.

Very sad.

Hey, you could always bead blast it and reblue it. Sadly there are few parts around for them and I'd guess it needs a few.
 
10x said:
You probably have.
There were only 5000 of that model made and there are not too many left.
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Probably even fewer that ended up with a great bleedin' vent rib and a high gloss bluing job, too.

If it's the same one, my real question was, what did it look like before the whole process took place? And how many different firearms' parts were assembled to make it?

If it started out as a pristine, unmolested example, or if it started out as a collection of only loosely related parts not fit for any other use, pretty much has to be taken into consideration.

Cheers
Trev
 
trevj said:
Probably even fewer that ended up with a great bleedin' vent rib and a high gloss bluing job, too.

If it's the same one, my real question was, what did it look like before the whole process took place? And how many different firearms' parts were assembled to make it?

If it started out as a pristine, unmolested example, or if it started out as a collection of only loosely related parts not fit for any other use, pretty much has to be taken into consideration.

Cheers
Trev
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I suspect it was in extremely good shape as NOS (new old stock) Parts for those guns are rarer than the guns. I strongly suspect I would have a very difficult time getting any parts should one break.
 
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