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excellent all original cased Webley & Scott Model 728 28 bore
Guns International #: 102183651 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Webley & Scott Shotguns - Shotguns - English Double
Seller's Information
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Seller: R.A. Butler
Member Since: 2/25/18
First Name: Richard
Last Name: Butler
State: Indiana
Zip: 47025
Country: United States
Phone: (812) 537-9820
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 14
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
An excellent little Webley & Scott Model 728, a 28 bore double box lock ejector with 25" barrels choked 3/4 (improved modified) in the left tube and 1/4 (improved cylinder) in the right tube. There is extensive floral scroll engraving covering the action, bottom plate, trigger guard, toplever, and forearm hardware and "WEBLEY & SCOTT" on each side of the action. There is even a flourish of floral scroll engraving on the breach end of the rib. The right tube is engraved atop the breech end "WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND." and the left tube is similarly engraved "SERVICE ARMAMENT CO, RIDGEFIELD, N.J., U.S.A." Mounted in a very nicely figured walnut stock with multi-point checkered forearm and English straight hand butt stock with teardrop flats, a vacant gold (I think) oval escutcheon at the toe and checkered butt. There are a few very small spots of finish loss and handling marks to the forearm. This dandy is ready to go in it's original canvas covered takedown hard case complete with original trade label and all the original accessories including a pair of snap caps, an oil bottle, a two piece cleaning rod stored under the barrels, a wire brush, a patch swab, a mop, and a box of cleaning patches. Remarkable, also included is the original hang tag. This particular 728 appears to me to be a little better than usual with highly figured wood and a gold oval escutcheon near the toe. The butt is original too and hardly ever grounded as can be seen in the photos; so often these have been modified with a pad. The Model 728 is a fantastic little English hand made side-by-side gun, made before the days of mass produced CNC machined guns. This gun is slightly used - it bagged several quail and a pheasant in its one and only outing last season - but is in excellent although not quite perfect condition. The pictures tell the story. I think these guns are a great value and a good investment. I've seen them appreciate considerably on these pages even in just the last year. They aren't bespoke guns but they do exhibit fine English craftsmanship. This 728 is a gun you can be proud of in any company but at a fraction of the cost of a bespoke gun.
SOLD
Shotgun Gauge: 28 Gauge
Manufacturer: Webley & Scott
Model: Model 728
Serial Number: 728097
Bore: 28 bore
Chambers: 2 3/4”
Ejectors: yes
Condition: excellent
Metal Condition: excellent
Wood Condition: generally excellent with a couple of spots of minor loss to the forend
Bore Condition: excellent
Barrels: 25”
Barrel Type: steel
Action: boxlock
Triggers: double
Stock: walnut
Stock Comb: 1 3/8”
Stock Heel: 2 1/2”
Stock Cast: cast-off for right handed shooter
Butt Pad: none
LOP: 14 3/4”
Rib: game
Weight: 5 lbs 7.6 ozs
Sights: brass bead
Choke Left: 3/4 (improved modified)
Choke Right: 1/4 (improved cylinder)
Case: original canvas covered hard sided takedown
Proof:Nitro: 3 1/4 tons