Handguns: Centrefire & BP revolvers

R3/1403

ASTRA MODEL 96, 357 MAGNUM. This is a classic 4″ revolver based on the Smith & Wesson solid-frame design with swing-out cylinder. Astras were among the best handguns to come out of Spain, moderately priced but of good build quality. It’s a reliable and good looking revolver at the right price.

SERIAL NO: R189758

PRICE: $450

R8/3523

SMITH & WESSON 686, .357 MAGNUM. Very good condition. This SA/DA revolver has a 102mm barrel and comes with its original sights as well as a Vortex Venom reflex sight on a rail. Original case, lock, books and tools. Always a popular and successful club gun, the 686 has earned its great reputation and this one will more than live up to it, without asking the price of a new gun!

SERIAL NO: DDC2161

PRICE: $1100

R8/3553

WEBLEY MK IV, .38/200. This Webley is a fantastic piece of wartime history in remarkably good condition! The Webley Mk IV was the smaller and more practical sibling of the .455-cal Mk VI, produced for police, military and civilian use from 1932 until the 1980s. It saw widespread use by Commonwealth forces in WWII. This example is a wartime model, made 1940-41. It is marked “war finish” but it was refinished during the post-war FTR process and appears to have suffered very little since. Previously owned for 30 years on a collector’s licence. Apart from minor marks and a chip out of the bottom of one grip scale, this old service pistol is stunning. The action is tight, the extractor returns snappily, the trigger is wonderfully crisp. For collection or service pistol competition, this one is a shoo-in in such great condition. Don’t miss out.

Serial number: 48691

Price: $1499