Webly& Scott training gun

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by George McKenzie

My friend has a Webly & Scott ltd 1938 gun that doesn't shoot .It has a spring loaded barrel with a small knob on the end .This part will receed in a larger diamiter barrel to about two feet . It is about six feet long .I think it is for baynot practise . It has C429 stamped on the side of the wood butt. Does any one know anything about this gun ?

George..
Webley and Scott started making military training air rifles in 1929 and this is probably a bayonet training rifle also.
In 1929 Webley introduced its Mark II air rifle. During World War II Webley air rifles were used for rifle training as well as civilian target shooting and hunting.

The Mark II, known as the service air rifle because of its use by the UK military, used break-action with a superimposed barrel locked by bolt action. The detachable barrel was easily interchangeable with others of the three calibres available.

The Mark II was discontinued in 1946 and replaced by the Mark III, in production until 1975. The Mark III was a top-loaded air rifle with a fixed barrel and used underlever cocking. It was only made in .177 and .22 calibres.

Webley continues to manufacture air pistols in .22 (5.5 mm) and .177 (4.5 mm) calibre, and air rifles in .22, .177 and .25 (6.35 mm) calibre. A variety of actions are available in several different models, including the Nemesis, Stinger, and Tempest air pistols and Raider, Venom, and Vulcan air rifles. In early 2007 Webley broke away from its traditional 'barrel overlever' design to launch the revised Typhoon model, a 'break-barrel' design with a recoil-reduction system.

Webley and Scott has also returned to shotgun production with alliances with European manufacturers, and now markets a number of sporting and competition shotguns.

In 2008, Webley sold to Webley (International) Limited but still produces products under the Webley name [5]