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Category - Webley & Scott Shotguns - Shotguns - English Double

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Webley & Scott Shotguns
Shotguns - English Double

Webley & Scott 16 Gauge - PRE-WAR 6LB. 1939 GUN, NICE!, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Webley & Scott, 1939, 16 Gauge, 6lbs., Chokes LM/IM, LOP 14 3/4″, DAH 2 9/16″, DAC 1 9/16″
Serial Number: 116731

Here we have a nicely engraved field gun from a great English maker, Webley and Scott of Birmingham that began its stint in 1906 and continued making fine side x side guns until about 1980.  There is a firm selling double guns under the Webley and Scott name, but they are “in name only”, now made in Turkey and no longer the same quality of hand fit, hand engraved, dynamic double guns of old.  Webley & Scott made more double shotguns than any other British firm and made guns that ran the gamut from simple field guns to beautifully engraved “BEST GUNS”.  All the guns they produced are considered quality guns and have been well respected for over 100 years.  This Webley and Scott, sn116731 made in 1939 is a “between the wars gun” when the very best British guns were built.  A delightful example of what the English gun trade is noted for…building solid, lightweight, well-balanced guns that function for centuries with excellent, well-proven mechanics.  You will note that this gun pre-dates the Model 700 series of guns you commonly see for sale on the internet.  The engraving, wood-to-metal fit, checkering is all superior to the more modern renditions.   Built when British guns were still hand engraved, checkered, and fit, this Webley and Scott is old-school valuable and has handling dynamics you just won’t find in more modern side x side guns produced today on CNC machines.  She is an elegant upland gun as well, with hand cut English scroll engraving on a naturally aged silver/grey receiver, straight hand English walnut stock with nicer wood than you will see on most guns in her price range.  If you ever wanted a noted English double gun…the perfect upland gun, this is your chance.  There are not many British doubles left that were hand engraved and checkered, hand-fit by the best in the business, actually built in Birmingham, and in mechanically excellent condition.  Weighing just 6lbs. and balanced dead on the hinge pin with a long LOP to a checkered butt, 26 ½” barrels choked LM/IM for the uplands and clay target sports, she can still get to you in time for this season’s birds and bunnies!  See the specifications below.  Our gunsmiths can make any alterations you may want, like chambers, forcing cones, chokes, stock dimensions, etc. within a few days of purchase.  No waiting in a long line for service.  Thanks for looking! 


Barrels
Barrel Length:   26 5/8″
Chokes:   .014/.022 LM/IM
Bores:   mirror
Bore Diameter:   .666/.672
Wall Thickness:   .032/.025
% Blue:   99%
Chambers:   2 1/2″ in proof
Ribs:   tight-bells
Sights:  front silver

Action
Action:  tight centered
Ejectors:  timed
Receiver Condition:   traces
Screws:   excellent
Engraving:   70% coverage English scroll, clear
Trigger Type:   double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   95% blue

Stock
Type:   English/splinter; moderately figured English walnut with fiddleback
LOP:   14 3/4″
LOP To End Of Wood:   14 3/4″
DAH:   2 9/16″
DAC:   1 9/16″
Cast:   neutral
Checkering Condition:   excellent flat top checkering
Butt Treatment:  serrated butt (no plate)


INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc

Payment and Shipping
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in CO, FL, MI, WI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $100.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. We accept C&R licenses for shipping on C&R eligible guns.

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

Price: $3,750.00

Shotgun Gauge: 16 Gauge