177 Calibre Break Action Tin Plate Air Pistol. **WORLD’S SMALLEST* 1927-1935, German, Venus Waffenfabrik Tell II. NB As a post 1939 Air Pistol the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. Some of the black paintwork is showing signs of age related wear. The right handed black plastic grips are undamaged.

Underneath the fore end of the barrel are printed symbols in the form of a letter F with a pentagon and a point, indicating that the pistol is free of legislative restrictions in Germany and Sweden. The safety switch is on the right hand side. Webley Tempest is printed onto the left and right hand side of the barrel. It has a blade foresight & adjustable rear sight and it cocks and fires perfectly with a strong spring action. An additional symbol in the form of a letter F with a pentagon was also added to all pistols except those designated for export to the USA. At the same time, the factory identification became ‘Webley & Scott Ltd Made in England’. After July 1981, however the pistol name was changed to ’Webley Tempest’ applied in a slightly different font. Other marking, in the form of ‘Webley & Scott Ltd Birmingham England’ on the underside of the fore end. Until 1981 the pistol had its name displayed as a single word, ‘Tempest’ at each side of the plastic for end. Production of the original Tempest started in 1979 and was the result of Webley returning to a more compact design following some adverse feedback from customers who found the Hurricane a bit too cumbersome to handle and shoot.

NB As a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Bill apply to the sale & delivery of this item.

The pistol cocks and fires with a strong spring action. (see pages 15-32 of Webley Air Pistols by Gordon Bruce). It retains most of its original blue finish with age related marks. It is also stamped ‘Webley Patents’ on the rear sight. It has ‘’Webley & Scott Ltd Birmingham & London on the left side of the cylinder together with ‘Webley Air Pistol Mark 1’. It has the correct Pre WW2 spring clip barrel catch and piston only accessible from the rear end of the cylinder and walnut grips and brass medallion appearing on the left side only. The pistol is stamped above the left hand grip with batch number '2453'. This is a nice Pre WW2 Webley Mark I Air Pistol. The Webley mark 1 Air Pistol was produced between 19 with refinements being made to the model throughout the production period.

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