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Received reply from Richard Gallyon: From photo's I am sorry that the number of your gun has been misprinted to you. The number is238. The gun was made about 1889/1885. It is not an exhibition grade but an old English engraved gun originally made for black powder and has been reproofed 2 3/4. It could have been restocked in its life as nearly all Webley & Scott guns have silver ovials fitted for initials. Sorry but cannot help any more on this. Richard Gallyon The mystery continues....

Let me get some better pics and put on here and I too am wondering about a fake but it would seem to be a very nice piece of wood, engraving is very fine work, the proof marks and view marks don't make sense I agree, serial numbers are real strange, what other pics can I provide to help you. Why spend alot of money to fake this ?

I've sent some pics to Richard Gallyon and awaiting his reply, I had spoken to him before buying the gun he had records from 1912 but thought since the serial number was 218 it had to be older. That has got me thinking about the age also, it's very nice shape, do they put black powder proof marks on guns that are newer, this has both BP and NP Proof marks and yes the V view mark indicates London, I didn't know that also meant that was where the gun was proofed, could it been made in Birmingham where the barrel marks came from and BP proofed, then sent back to London sometime later for NP Proo

Just bought it from an antique shop here in Ohio, guy didn't know anything about guns, i've been looking for information, I know that the were WC Scott in the early 1800's but company changed about 1897 to Webley Scott Ltd. Doesn't appear to been fired at all so until I can determine more hate to even fire the gun.

Does anybody have information on this ?

a double barrel side x side 12GA. shotgun,marked Webley & Scott Ltd and Birmingham on top of barrels. Equiped with double triggers,automatic safety,and standard extractors. Receiver is brite and blued with a scroll type engraving which includes Webley & Scott Ltd markings. Barrels are approx. 28" lg.,has concave rib with bead sight,stamped for 2 3/4" chambers, has black powder proof and nitro proofs and a London V view mark serial number 218 under the barrels. links to the pics: http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t63/Chief-MPD/shotgun.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/a