Webley 22LR Value?

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Not sure if this is in milsurp or pistol so I chose pistol as that's what it is.

I picked this up when I first started the hobby. A great pistol and surprisingly accurate.

Question is what is it worth? It's in excellent condition, no cracks or blemishes. Works just fine and I've take it to the range on a regular basis.

Should be a short post here, just curious.
 
Not enough information to even guess.
Webley made single shot target 22 pistols, 22 revolvers on the smaller Mark IV 38 revolver frame, and there were conversions to 22 made on the larger frame original 455 revolvers.
They are all worth decent money in good condition, but a lot depends on just what you have. Is it actually a pistol or a revolver ??
Photos would really help.
 
Whichever model it turns out to be, there's a whole bunch of people in the U.K. who would love to have it. Webley and Scott being a home-grown English manufacturer, along with nostalgia for the revolvers which were widely issued as sidearms to troops through the First and Second Wars, a real high mark in British history. As well as a certain ubiquity of these .22s as ‘club guns’ throughout the land, used to train young and novice shooters before they acquired the licence for their own personal gun.

Unfortunately, that market does not exist. Because the U.K. completely banned handguns, and melted all those club guns…
 
In 1948 Webley brought out the MkIV as a .22 target revolver. The MkIV was traditionally a .455. I have a '48 production example and it is a wonderful piece, accurate, sweet trigger. Mine is in excellent condition, if I remember correctly I paid around $600 for it 5 or 6 years ago, with a period holster. Can't give you current value, don't see enough of them come up for sale to judge.

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Not to rain on any parade, but the Webley mark 4's were pre-WW1, the mk5's & mk6's were during the war and after.

I have seen Webly's with the 22 conversion kit installed in the .455 barrel (sleeved) with the Parker-Hale 22 cylinder. Whether or not they were made strictly in 22 is unknown. However I have found little interest in the owning, buying or selling of so-equipped revolvers. I cannot explain why. I suppose the market does not find them interesting enough...
 
This is true, BUT, in 1948 they reintroduce the MKIV as .22 target model. It is not a conversion, it is a purpose built target revolver.
Here is a link the the Webley & Scott archive, look about half way down the page, you'll see the sales book from 1948-1979, right at the top of that list is the 22rf target revolver. http://www.armsresearch.co.uk/The Webley and Scott Achive/Webley and Scott Archive.html

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Not to rain on any parade, but the Webley mark 4's were pre-WW1, the mk5's & mk6's were during the war and after.

I have seen Webly's with the 22 conversion kit installed in the .455 barrel (sleeved) with the Parker-Hale 22 cylinder. Whether or not they were made strictly in 22 is unknown. However I have found little interest in the owning, buying or selling of so-equipped revolvers. I cannot explain why. I suppose the market does not find them interesting enough...
 
Whichever model it turns out to be, there's a whole bunch of people in the U.K. who would love to have it. Webley and Scott being a home-grown English manufacturer, along with nostalgia for the revolvers which were widely issued as sidearms to troops through the First and Second Wars, a real high mark in British history. As well as a certain ubiquity of these .22s as ‘club guns’ throughout the land, used to train young and novice shooters before they acquired the licence for their own personal gun.

Unfortunately, that market does not exist. Because the U.K. completely banned handguns, and melted all those club guns…

Well the next time the Huns decide to invade the Brits can throw insults at them.
 
"Interbac" is right. Of course the company wanted to improve their revolvers and did so in their following generations along with making production easier. I think it is highly unusual to go back to the Mark IV to make new 22target revolvers but...

Colt wore out their SAA production equipment, first generation, one would think Webley would have been in similar circumstances. Plus I'm sure that the crazy British Gov't destroyed or tried to destroy every one of these handguns that were left in Britain.
 
Finally got around to pictures.

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Hope this helps.
 
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This is true, BUT, in 1948 they reintroduce the MKIV as .22 target model. It is not a conversion, it is a purpose built target revolver.
Here is a link the the Webley & Scott archive, look about half way down the page, you'll see the sales book from 1948-1979, right at the top of that list is the 22rf target revolver. http://www.armsresearch.co.uk/The Webley and Scott Achive/Webley and Scott Archive.html

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It's a Mark IV, it's stamped along the barrel. The pictures aren't as clear as I wanted but it's there. I will take a few more of some key numbers now that I see which ones are key.

Edit: it's A15###X, so possible late 1940s?

Book: Sales (1948 – 1979)
Mark IV .22rf Target Revolvers
A15000 – A95999 & B16100 – B20963
 
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Thank you. It's the one thing I'm trying to figure out. It's my first pistol I picked up when I hit my RPAL almost 10 years ago. It's accurate and I've only had 2 mis-fires in that time (dent in the cartridge but no bang).

Still not really sure if I'd even sell it but I suppose everyone has a price.
 
I bought one from Trigger Wholesale about 3 years ago, they had a bunch and were selling them for around $400.00
I lost one of the small adjustment screws on the rear sight unfortunately while shooting it at the range.
Knotking, do you mind if I PM you at some point to get a picture and measurement of the missing screw?

I should probably put an effort into looking online at UK based forum's to see if anyone has some random Webley screws....

I'd say they are worth more then what Trigger was selling them for.
 
I bought one from Trigger Wholesale about 3 years ago, they had a bunch and were selling them for around $400.00
I lost one of the small adjustment screws on the rear sight unfortunately while shooting it at the range.
Knotking, do you mind if I PM you at some point to get a picture and measurement of the missing screw?

I should probably put an effort into looking online at UK based forum's to see if anyone has some random Webley screws....

I'd say they are worth more then what Trigger was selling them for.

Not a problem, I have a caliper to do some measurements for reloading so I should be able to get what you need.

If places are selling them for $400 then it's worth keeping. I'm itching for an Italian Beretta 92FS and working out just what I am willing to part with. No one wants to buy my sax lol.
 
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