Check out the exacting wood to metal fit:
I’d say all bets are off on if it works or not.
The Army and Navy Webley is finished to a higher degree, and is a better buy.
By far.
Best,
Ted
I agree with Ted, except he forgot to make note of the metal-to-metal fit too. Ted is also likely 100% correct that attempting to cut the beavertail forend down to a splinter wouldn't work. It is probable that there would be bad gaps in the inletting where the wood meets the barrels if cut down to a splinter.
I see better metal fit between the frame and locks or frame and trigger plate on many U.S. machine made guns like Lefevers or L.C. Smiths than on this "H & H". You don't need to enlarge the photos to see the gaps. I'm not saying it's parts gun garbage, but $4475.00 plus S&H is way high in current condition.
I wonder how much additional it would cost to whittle and checker a new forend, recut the buttstock checkering, add a leather covered pad, and refinish it to make it more presentable? Then there's that horribly matching buttstock extension. Removing it would make a big change in the stock pitch, and I think it would cost roughly $800.00 to hide it with fake wood grain. L.O.P. is already pretty short too.
Looks like a deep money pit to me, but there are lots of gun guys who are able to somehow justify getting deep under water. Hell, there are even gun guys who are able to justify voting for anti-gunners, which is far wackier.
