Webley Air Pistols
1924-2005
Christopher Thrale
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO WEBLEY AIR PISTOLS Webley Air Pistols is a comprehensive history of every air pistol produced by the company between 1924 and 2005, when Webley’s Brimingham factory ceased production and the company went in receivership. From the introduction of the blued-steel-and-walnut Mark 1 to the black plastic Stinger, it chronicles the complete range, including a number of rare prototype pistols that have never before been photographed or discussed in print. This in-depth account of Webley’s air pistols includes:
• Every Webley air pistol model produced between 1924 and 2005
• The design, development and evolution of the Webley air pistol range
• Original accessories, literature, advertising and promotional material
• Over 400 colour illustrations, including many previously unpublished photographs
ISBN: 9780719847493
Width: 220mm
Height: 280mm
Pages: 272
Published: March 23, 2027
Format: Hardback
About the author
EVER SINCE DISCOVERING a copy of Air Guns & Air Pistols by L. Wesley in his local WH Smith in 1971, Christopher Thrale has been fascinated by air rifles and air pistols.
He began collecting in 1975 and has a particular enthusiasm for any air weapon with a spring inside it, which led him to write his first book, Webley Air Rifles 1925– 2005. Although his interests are wide-ranging, he retains a special fondness for Webley air rifles and air pistols, together with BSA air rifles. In recent years, he has also developed an interest in antique and vintage penny arcade machines, Scalextric model motor racing cars, Bassett-Lowke trains and Saab motor vehicles, to name but a few.
Christopher is now retired both from the Hertfordshire Constabulary, where he served for 30 years, and Pax Guns, formerly of Highgate, London, which he managed alongside the late Hugh Earl from 2009 to 2023. He currently lives in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, where he remains an active collector who is constantly trying to acquire less!
