30-6 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 I know I can't ask for a valuation on the site due to rules. So, can someone PM me a suggested price for a Webley starting pistol mk 2 calibre .32 / .22 It was given to me by a retired headmaster who used it on sports days. A search on the web gives some indication, but would like someone with knowledge of these to help me out. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 I have the exact same pistol but marked EM-GE made in Germany and with a .22 mag only. Sorry, I have no idea of value, but I have a feeling these are now illegal unless they are a silly day glo orange colour under some stupid, modern, woke law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN749 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 About £100 I expect,have seen them reach those levels on eBay. It is a collectors item for Webley enthusiasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 illegal if not used as prop in plays etc as top has to be orange or blue colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 36 minutes ago, TOPGUN749 said: About £100 I expect,have seen them reach those levels on eBay. It is a collectors item for Webley enthusiasts. Our friend’s lovely boxed set may have some collectible value as you suggest. But as an old, now illegal, starting pistol, I think mine is probably worth nearer a fiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN749 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, London Best said: Our friend’s lovely boxed set may have some collectible value as you suggest. But as an old, now illegal, starting pistol, I think mine is probably worth nearer a fiver. 6 minutes ago, London Best said: Our friend’s lovely boxed set may have some collectible value as you suggest. But as an old, now illegal, starting pistol, I think mine is probably worth nearer a fiver. About £100 I expect,have seen them reach those levels on eBay. It is a collectors item for Webley enthusiasts.N Nothing illegal about it! They aren’t allowed to sell new ones of that design now possibly as new, but second hand is perfectly ok! Let me know if it is for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 42 minutes ago, TOPGUN749 said: Nothing illegal about it! They aren’t allowed to sell new ones of that design now possibly as new, but second hand is perfectly ok! Let me know if it is for sale. Ah! That would make sense. Mine won’t be for sale, I’m afraid. It has introduced a lot of dogs to gunfire over the last half century and I expect it will continue to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 Coincidence ! Yesterday I found mine which I had forgotten I had while looking for something else . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 AFAIK there is NO requirement that presently in existence starting pistols need to be repainted orange or dayglo pink or whatever else as long as they remain owned by the person who owned them before the VCR Act. But check with a established shooting organisation to be certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 The idea that stating pistols and replicas should be red or orange , so that when police were confronted with a replica they could see it was one , was suggested by an ex police superintendent called McKenzie , " special adviser " to then HS jack Straw . He had been big in police unions . This showed that to get top of he police hierarchy you did not need any intelligence at all as it seemed he had never heard of black paint . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, Gunman said: The idea that stating pistols and replicas should be red or orange , so that when police were confronted with a replica they could see it was one , was suggested by an ex police superintendent called McKenzie , " special adviser " to then HS jack Straw . He had been big in police unions . This showed that to get top of he police hierarchy you did not need any intelligence at all as it seemed he had never heard of black paint . Or, more dangerously, orange paint on a real one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted July 17, 2023 Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 Exactly and this guy was made a Lord ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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