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

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!