*◊ WEBLEY FOSBERY M1901 PROTOTYPE, JUAN CANEDO, BUENOS AIRES RETAILER.

SN 38. Cal. .455. Early M1901 Prototype, large cyl and frame, originally made to have a hook safety, having a 6″ bbl with fixed front sight marked “WEBLEY FOSBERY AUTOMATIC” on the top strap. Bbl rib is marked “JUAN CANEDO & CIA. RIVADAVIA. 611. BUENOS AIRES.” Missing hook safety, release lever/rear sight and hammer. Left side of the frame marked with winged bullet Webley logo and “455.CORDITE.”. The SN “38” on the right side of the frame, is repeated under the bbl flat & on the front face of the cyl. Frame is fitted with a thin trigger & has a rotatable lanyard ring at the base. Checkered wood panels secured with a central screw. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Approx 10% orig blue in protected areas, the rest having transitioned to a brown-grey with pitting on front of bbl. Comparable condition grips that are well worn, now dark with smoothed checkering; right panel having a missing wedge at the upper rear. Generally bright bore with shallow rifling & oxidation. Cyl will index properly on manual operation. Only a few missing parts would bring this rare revolver back to life! 4-52503 (4,000-6,500) – Lot 2254

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2254	$6,037.50	◊ WEBLEY FOSBERY M1901 PROTOTYPE, JUAN CANEDO, BUENOS AIRES RETAILER. SN 38. Cal. .455. Early M1901 Prototype, large cyl and frame, originally made to have a hook safety, having a 6″ bbl with fixed front sight marked “WEBLEY FOSBERY AUTOMATIC” on the top strap. Bbl rib is marked “JUAN CANEDO & CIA. RIVADAVIA. 611. BUENOS AIRES.” Missing hook safety, release lever/rear sight and hammer. Left side of the frame marked with winged bullet Webley logo and “455.CORDITE.”. The SN “38” on the right side of the frame, is repeated under the bbl flat & on the front face of the cyl. Frame is fitted with a thin trigger & has a rotatable lanyard ring at the base. Checkered wood panels secured with a central screw. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Approx 10% orig blue in protected areas, the rest having transitioned to a brown-grey with pitting on front of bbl. Comparable condition grips that are well worn, now dark with smoothed checkering; right panel having a missing wedge at the upper rear. Generally bright bore with shallow rifling & oxidation. Cyl will index properly on manual operation. Only a few missing parts would bring this rare revolver back to life! 4-52503 (4,000-6,500) – Lot 2254 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*◊ WEBLEY FOSBERY M1901 PROTOTYPE, JUAN CANEDO, BUENOS AIRES RETAILER.