This cased set is one of only three made. It includes 24 bullets, a cleaning rod, a screwdriver and an oil bottle with built-in spoon. It was completed and delivered to Ken Lewitzka on 21st February 2003 along with replicas of a Pritchard bayonette and detachable shoulder stock ... also beautifully cased and presented.

It may seem curious that a collection of pistols from the Civil War and Wild West era includes a replica of a British World War I revolver.

Mr Talbot explained that his very early efforts were one piece carvings devoid of working parts, with maybe the exception of a revolving chamber.

He said that as a gunsmith, and through his association with British collectors, he acquired a set of Small Arms Information Drawings (SAID) for the Webley. Apparently, from approximately 1810 onwards the British Army made it standard practice to prepare detailed scale blue prints of the weapons in use to facilitate maintenance.

The "SAID" for the Webley were to actual scale, complete with all measurements along with detailed dismantling and assembly instructions. This made it possible for Mr Talbot to recreate each part and assemble a fully functional revolver ... albeit with wooden bullets! A bayonetted and detachable shoulder stock add further interest to the Webley as a collector's set.