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Webley and Son</h1>  <div id="siteSub" class="siteSub">From Graces Guide</div><div id="jump-to-nav" class="mw-jump jump-to-nav">Jump to:<a href="#mw-navigation">navigation</a>, <a href="#p-search">search</a></div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="bodyContent">  <div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1817 Mr. <a href="/William_Davis_(8)" title="William Davis (8)">William Davis</a> started the business, for the manufacture of gun implements and materials. </p><p>1845 the business was bought by his son-in-law, Mr. <a href="/Philip_Webley" title="Philip Webley">Philip Webley</a>. </p><p>With the growth of breech-loaders, the company's business changed to the manufacture of guns and rifles, and later of revolvers. </p><p>1858 It became known by the name of <b>Webley</b>. It was one of the few works making revolvers in the country. </p><p>1888 After <a href="/Philip_Webley" title="Philip Webley">Philip Webley</a>, his son Thomas William Webley continued as a gunmaker<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p><p>1889 May. Paris Exhibition. Light weapons.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p>1896 Merged with <a href="/W._and_C._Scott_and_Son" title="W. and C. Scott and Son">W. and C. Scott</a> as <a href="/Webley_and_Scott" title="Webley and Scott">Webley and Scott</a> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_Also">See Also</span></h2> <div id="whatlinksherelist">Loading...</div><script type="text/javascript">ajaxpage('/extensions/dynamic-what-links-here/show-list.php?title=P._Webley_and_Son','whatlinksherelist')</script> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sources_of_Information">Sources of Information</span></h2> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">National Probate Calendar</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a href="/The_Engineer_1889/05/03" title="The Engineer 1889/05/03">The Engineer 1889/05/03</a> p363</span> </li> </ol></div>    </div></div><div class="printfooter"> Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=P._Webley_and_Son&oldid=1411281">https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=P._Webley_and_Son&oldid=1411281</a>"</div>   </div>  <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/Category:Town_-_Birmingham" title="Category:Town - Birmingham">Town - Birmingham</a></li><li><a href="/Category:Gun_Makers" title="Category:Gun Makers">Gun Makers</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-2 mt-4 container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col">  <nav class="p-navbar not-collapsible small mb-2" role="navigation" id="mw-navigation-hyxtqqutcj"> <div class="navbar-nav"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col">  <div id="footer-info" class="footer-info">  <div> This page was last edited on 26 November 2024, at 09:21.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col">  <div id="footer-icons" class="justify-content-end footer-icons"> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col"> <div id="footer-places" class="col-12 text-center"> <small><a class="pl-1 pr-1" href="/Graces_Guide:Privacy_policy" title="Graces Guide:Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a></small> <small><a class="pl-1 pr-1" href="/Graces_Guide:General_disclaimer" title="Graces Guide:General disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></small> <small><a class="pl-1 pr-1" href="/wiki/About_Grace's_Guide" title="GracesGuide:About">About Grace’s Guide</a><a></a></small> <small><a class="pl-1 pr-1" href="/Contact_Us" title="GracesGuide:Contact us">Contact Grace’s Guide</a></small> <p><small>Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. 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