WEBLEY & SCOTT: MAKERS TO THE TRADE

I think it is fair to say that the most unsung British gun-maker of all time must be Webley & Scott. Although primarily known as a maker to the trade, implying that they made guns and rifles of all sorts on behalf of various other makers, an estimated 10% of their total production prior to World War II was sold bearing their own name. A look through the Webley & Scott ledgers will no doubt read like a who’s who of the British gun trade during its heyday. There is probably not a single British gunmaker who did not deal with them at least once at some point.

THE BEGINNING

Webley & Scott Ltd resulted from a merger between Philip Webley & Son and W&C Scott & Son in 1897. Philip Webley & Son was famously known for the Webley service revolver, which saw the British through countless conflicts and two world wars as their standard service sidearm. They also made guns and rifles for sporting