Webley Targets

[wmp50075]

hi phil, did you get my PM?

[pmh]

Just checked now, nothing has come through.

Try the [email protected] address if it doesn't resend.

Kind regards,



Phil

[wmp50075]

thought there may be some interest in sharing the attached scan of a recent addition to my collection, which now numbers two original webley targets and growing.
would anyone have an idea of which decade this came from. i am guessing that the winged pellet logo may be a clue?
andyL

[Leonardj]

I'd be inclined to place that as being a fairly recent target, based on the variant of the Webley emblem.
That skinny looking, winged waisted pellet would coincide with the Turkish produced "Webleys".

Well - I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that, but clearly had my logos mixed up royally.

You are absolutely correct, Phil.
This is the most recent logo:



This is the logo that appears on some Webley accessories that I have that would date to around the mid 1980s:



All of my earlier Webley targets, which are to my knowledge, all pre-1980, have the square logo, either on the target, or the box:



So, with the target in question bearing the earlier "Flying Scott" logo, I'd have to change my answer to 1980s vintage.

[pmh]

I tried to find out some info, but it seems a bit limited on the Web.

To me, the latest pellet logo seems to have two swept back skeletal wings, whereas the one above seems to be more reminiscent of the 60s/70s.

I am sure some of our Webley enthusiasts will be along to add their opinion.

Kind regards,



Phil