Webley Tempest air pistol in .177 caliber (used) sold

Shot less than 50 times  Collector grade or museum quality In box with papers  It is 6.85 inches long with a small 0.45 inch girth The rifling is 12 groove shallow lands To cock you have to release the barrel from the “stirrup” type latch. There is a section of machine turning on the barrel which is gripped in the left hand whilst the right thumb pushes in the release latch rearward and the barrel can now be moved upwards. The piston is now completely compressed and a pellet can be popped into the breech end of the barrel which is then returned to battery.You can un-cock by holding the barrel fully open, and under control, release the trigger and slowly decompress the spring - watch fingers your fingers. There are simple open sights, a shallow fore sight which is nothing more than a raised notch with the rear sight being a leaf blade with square notch that can be adjusted for height and windage via two large securing screws. The trigger is a smooth finished black metal curved trigger b