Webley and Scott Ltd. London and Birmingham

Career Manufacturer

Biography Arms manufacturer based in Birmingham. Founded at end of eighteenth century by William Davies who made bullet moulds, taken over in 1834 by his son-in-law Philip Webley and in 1897 it amalgamated with W & C Scott to become The Webley and Scott Revolver and Arms Company of Birmingham. Famous for its revolvers and automatic pistols it supplied to the British Army from 1887 to end of Second World War [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 03/05/2007]

Biography References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley / http://www.webleyandscott.co.uk/

County Birmingham

Relationship Maker

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Collected around 1988 / 1930

Date made around [1878 - 1914]

Dates active 1790-to present

Donated around 1988 / 1930 / 1906

English collections 'British Bulldog' revolver, percussion revolver, Webley's patent revolver for percussion caps, automatic pistol, revolver

Institution Yes

Oxford based No

English collection size 5

Connections Robert Oliver / C.W. Hurst possibly Cyril W. Hurst / Mr Foort / Thames Valley Police / Inspector Nigel Lambert