Unknown pistols/rifles/crossbows

[beaacher]

Hi guys,

I have recently come into possession of some weapons that I have no idea to which the names/value of them are. I’m not sure if this is the correct forum to post in but I was just looking for some advice and testing some of your knowledge just from pictures.



These all belonged to my Grandad which explains why I have no information on them but I’m just trying to make some money off them or learn a little about them too!

Thank you in advance, I look forward to your replies!

Below are the pictures I have collected of each of them:

 

[MikeVV]

The Webley pistol is a good gun. Depending on its condition, it should shoot well, there should be a reasonable market for it. Could be a .177 or .22. Should be marked on it. You lift the barrel to vertical to cock it. Be sure to lock the barrel down under the lever before shooting. Were good guns in their day. Can be rebuilt if required.

This appears to be Umarex, Walther CP99. It looks like an older version of the one that I have. Quality gun, accurate for a short barrel gun. Should have small round magazines that go into the "slide" when you push on the slide release. The front of the slide will spring forward. A hard trigger pull (are now anyway), but overall, a nice gun. Don't know anything about the laser under the barrel. Co2 in the magazine. You drop the magazine by pushing on the two small levers at the back of the trigger guard. Only need to press one side.

The Barnett Wildcat, also, obviously an old bow. Not an overly high grade bow, even for its day. Should shoot fine, as long as the string is in good shape. If it's frayed at all, DON'T shoot it. Also, DO NOT dry fire a crossbow. It could be damaging to the shooter. Fairly low power (90 - 100fps). The arrows (not "bolts"!), will be 16" long. Aluminum or carbon fiber only, do not use wood shafted arrows.

The little hand bow. These are made under MANY "manufacturers" names. Can't see the name on yours. Fairly accurate at short (10 - 15ft.) distances. Use small aluminum shafted arrows/bolts, with a plastic fletching (feathers). Same thing, do not dry fire a crossbow. It breaks in the middle to cock it.

Again, can't see the name on the black crossbow. But that style was made, again, under many names. Could even be another Barnett. Slightly new model than the wood bow, but not really any more complex or "better" in design. I'd bet the trigger mechanism are much, if not the same in the two larger crossbows. In any case, moderately accurate, low power (again, maybe 90 - 100fps). The arrows (not "bolts"!), will be 16" long. Aluminum or carbon fiber only, do not use wood shafted arrows.

Both crossbows should be good for backyard "plinking". Not enough power to hunt anything but maybe rabbits. Again, DO NOT dry fire a crossbow.

Can't help on the rifles.

Hope that helps some.



Mike

 

[JohnL57]

The upper rifle is an underlever spring-piston gun. You cock the gun by pulling the lever beneath the barrel down until the trigger latches (you should be able to feel it) and will be loaded either by swinging out a loading gate and inserting a pellet into the barrel or there will be a sliding port that opens up when the gun is cocked. Do NOT dry fire it. The maker's name and caliber should be marked somewhere on the rifle. It doesn't look like anything I'm familiar with. The lower rifle looks like a QB 78-it works on Co2 cartridges and is cocked and loaded by cycling the bolt. They are decent guns with a lot of aftermarket stuff available. Again, the caliber and make should be visible on the rifle.

Both rifles are fitted with dot sights similar to a scope-you turn on a switch and a dot appears in the lens. Put it where you want to hit and fire. If nothing happens when turned on, the batteries may be dead, they usually use the flat watch style.

May sound obvious, but do a google search using the maker's name and 'air rifle' and see what you get.

 

[Xbowsniper]

Beaacher,

Also, being somewhat of a crossbow expert, what Mike said above is spot on. Either one of those crossbows aren't really worth too much, and their power is on the low side, as Mike stated. Might be more sentimental value more than anything..One thing......even though they both have strings on them, DO NOT FIRE THEM, EVEN WITH AN ARROW, have a professional look at them first. One of the reasons why I say that, the wood stock Barnett brace height is low, indicating that the string has stretched too much, or is damaged. Not a big deal, strings and their replacement cost are relatively inexpensive. Do NOT try to change the string yourself, you can get injured. 

Tom Holland 

Field Target Tech 

 

[Guest]

The under lever is a Retay. While the originals were very well made, excellent rifles, the current versions are a very far cry from them and the .22 break barrel version I bought purely on a whim from Amazon was $86 delivered. While I still have it in a corner here somewhere for a future tinkering project, it's going to take a LOT of tinkering to make a decent rifle out of it and parts are non existent. Hard cocking for the barely over 700 fps I got with FTT's, nasty trigger and what appears to be a bent barrel since I had to max the open sights completely to the right to even get on paper.

Only good thing I liked was the stock which surprisingly shoulders very well and has a very comfortable grip. Maybe the one you have is better as I never got the under lever version after buying the break barrel (plus I'm not an under lever fan), but from the couple posts I did see on other forums, the under levers weren't any better. 

I won't try to hazard a guess on worth other than to say not much.