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[bullgumbo]

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[Canucky]

Beautiful piece of history.

[Marquand]

Interesting revolver in beautiful condition. The MK IIIs were usually chambered in .455 but the Hong Kong and Singapore police were issued MK IIIs chambered in .38/200 (aka .38 S&W) from the 1930s until the 1970's.

I'd guestimate a value around $900 assuming the finish is original.

Congrats on such a lovely acquisition, bullgumbo! Share this with the guys in the Curio & Relic subforum. I'm sure someone there has much more experience with these than I do.

[bullgumbo]

Webley Mark III 38

Thanks for your input, sir.

[GillaFunk]

I would say that pistol is definitely NOT in original condition.

It has very likely been re-blued and certainly had some of its components blasted. $900 seems a bit far fetched, in my opinion. And we ALL have opinions.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Webley-Mk-III-38-Revolver.cfm?gun_id=100412969

I suggest you ask this question on Jouster or one of the British militaria forums.

http://www.jouster.com/forums/index.php?

http://britishmilitariaforums.yuku.com/directory#.VFE0vRZwUr8

[bullgumbo]

I like your Samuel Adams quote. However, I question your opinion about the bluing. Wouldn't the weapon lose its fine detail if it were re-blued?The small inscriptions are crystal clear. As far as the hammer is concerned, how can you tell that it was blasted? Thanks for introducing some circumspection into the discussion. You're the first to question its original condition.

[GillaFunk]

Ive got a Mk IV in 38/200 and a Mk VI in .455. Both are shooters.

Neither look any where CLOSE to the condition yours is in. Mine are very similar to many of the other images found online.

The unit is simply too clean. I have to agree though, that if it was re-blued, the inscriptions wouldn't be that crisp. I dont recall ever seeing any Webley pistola of that era without bluing.

Again, I would talk to the boys over on those other two forums. They are much more familiar with the older stuff, esp the Brits.

'Im certainly no Webley expert. However, I forwarded this thread to a fellow shooter and semi-webley guru and he agreed the value would not be more than ~$600. He was disbelieving the finish was original as well.

my $.02

[cineski]

As soon as life settles down I'm dying for a Webley just so I can play Indy 3 ;-) (even though that was a Mark VI).

[denpython]

Very nice revolver !

[bullgumbo]

Finish on Webley

Ive got a Mk IV in 38/200 and a Mk VI in .455. Both are shooters.

Neither look any where CLOSE to the condition yours is in. Mine are very similar to many of the other images found online.

The unit is simply too clean. I have to agree though, that if it was re-blued, the inscriptions wouldn't be that crisp. I dont recall ever seeing any Webley pistola of that era without bluing.

Again, I would talk to the boys over on those other two forums. They are much more familiar with the older stuff, esp the Brits.

'Im certainly no Webley expert. However, I forwarded this thread to a fellow shooter and semi-webley guru and he agreed the value would not be more than ~$600. He was disbelieving the finish was original as well.

my $.02

Interesting revolver in beautiful condition. The MK IIIs were usually chambered in .455 but the Hong Kong and Singapore police were issued MK IIIs chambered in .38/200 (aka .38 S&W) from the 1930s until the 1970's.

I'd guestimate a value around $900 assuming the finish is original.

Congrats on such a lovely acquisition, bullgumbo! Share this with the guys in the Curio & Relic subforum. I'm sure someone there has much more experience with these than I do.

While I've gotten a variety of feedback on the finish of my Webley III 38, I am of the opinion that it is the original finish primarily because of the clarity of the engraving. Regardless of whether most of the Webley's on the market look like crap, owing to the battlefields they were used on, that doesn't mean that this civilian/police model needs to look the same. Additionally, it shows holster wear on the crown and other places. A re-bluing job would have eliminated that, wouldn't it have? It locks up tight. The rifling is strong and the bore is shiny. Nevertheless, I'm still interested in feedback and I appreciate everyone's input thus far.

[wild_weasel]

The edges do look a little soft in my opinion, a Khyber Pass maybe?