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Webley & Scott factory records
Who holds this maker's production records today, whether a serial table exists at all, and what it costs to have the archive read them.
Webley records survive but not in a public institution, which makes Webley the awkward middle case: the information exists, a researcher can reach it, and there is no free table. Arms Research maintains "The Webley & Scott Archive" and answers enquiries from the surviving production records, which record serial numbers of revolvers and automatic pistols with some completion dates. Note the persistent claim in collector groups that Webley records are held by the University of Glasgow — that circulates widely and should be checked before being repeated as fact.
Who holds the records today
Covers production dates, models and serial numbers for revolvers and auto pistols
Serial table published by the maker?
No.
No free published table; the archive answers enquiries for a fee.
Archive letter
Cost: by enquiry
Waiting time: by enquiry
Observed 2026-10-14 — confirm with the archive before ordering.
Can a serial number date a Webley & Scott?
From the serial number alone, generally no — and that is the honest answer rather than a gap in this site. There is no published table to compare the number against, so any year you find online for this maker comes from a secondary reconstruction, and those are exactly as reliable as their author.
Dating then rests on what is on the gun: the maker's marking and address, the model and its catalogued period, proof marks and their era, patent dates, and the manufacturer's own model history.
Reference work
Webley and Scott: The Early Years — —.
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