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BSA Cadet Major Air Rifle .177 Post War 1955-1957. AI 680. - AI 680 A nice BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) Cadet Major air rifle in .177. Dimensions, overall length:42”. Stock length: 684mm. Barrel length: 468mm. Weight: 2.5kg. Earlier stocks on both models had a cross grain strengthener in the grip and the rear trigger guard screw held the action to the stock, sometime around 1948 this changed to a more traditional locking stock bolt. The Major comes with an adjustable rear sight. See ‘The Collectors Guide To Air Rifles’ pages 35-38 by Dennis.E.Hillier. This example is still retains its original blueing. The serial number is printed on the left hand side at the very rear of the cylinder: CC25509 which dates the gun between 1955 and 1957. The wooden stock is in excellent condition. The barrel blueing is a little worn underneath due to cocking, but the rest of the metal retains the majority of its colour. A lovely gun for the collector. The loading and firing actions work as they should. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. AI 680. £175.00
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1960’ Diana Mod 27 .22 Air Rifle. AI 679 - AI 679 Diana as a brand is German in origin, hailing from Mayer and Grammelspacher dating back to 1890, and the company certainly has a colourful history. The Model 27 first saw light of day way back in 1910; although its early form followed the basic blueprint of the day, with no forend to speak of, just the butt section. Sold around the world under various guises (namely Original, Beeman, Hy-Score, and Milbro) it’s all part of the identity crisis suffered by Mayer and Grammelspacher through two world wars! Features include an adjustable rear sight and also an adjustable breech bolt, with a lockable adjuster. The Diana 27 (1953-1987) is a break barrel single shot spring-piston air rifle. It was made in both .177 and .22 calibres, though when some companies like Hy-Score (807) and Winchester (427) rebranded it, they did so in .22, only. The rifle has a one-piece beech wood stock that’s fairly flat, so not a lot of shaping was done. The barrelled action is all steel. Though plain looking, it also looks upper class when compared to the new air rifles we see today. 41 ¾“ in total length with a 14” barrel. The dark wooden stock has a few small use related marks and the metal work retains the majority of its blueing with rub marks on the cocking lever. The front of the barrel has light surface rust. The top of the cylinder wears the Diana motif with ‘Diana MOD.27 Made in GT Britain’ ‘Drilled for Scope -.22’. The serial No 271745 is on the cocking elbow and the age 5 60 (May 1960) is stamped to the butt end of the stock. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. AI 679. £245.00
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1970’s Webley Jaguar .177 Calibre Small Frame Break Action Air Rifle. AI 670. - AI 670 Webley introduced their Jaguar air rifle in 1970 and production ran through to 1979 (see Page 225 of Hiller’s Book 'A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The woodwork and metal work of this example are in very good undamaged condition. It has a 14” clean rifled barrel and measures 36 ½” overall. The air chamber has its original spot welded sight rail and the weapon is marked with model and manufacturer detail (illustrated). It has a post fore sight and adjustable rear sight. The loading and firing actions work as they should. See pages 88 & 89 of Webley Air Rifles 1925-2005 by Christopher Thrale. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. AI 670. £155.00
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1959 – 1965 B.S.A. Airsporter MK II .22 Calibre, Under Lever Air Rifle with 'GD' Prefix Serial Number. 204010 - 20410 An excellent condition MK II B.S.A Airsporter .22 Calibre Air Rifle. It has faint serial number on the trigger block which appears to be ‘GD 34223’ which dates it to between 1959 - 1965 (see page 49 of Hillers Book 'A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The woodwork is in very nice condition and is only showing some minor signs of age related use with no damage. The metalwork has aged well, still retaining the majority of its blueing. The paint has marks on it around the trigger guard which is common. It is under lever cocking and has a shrouded ramp foresight & flip up rear sight. The top of the air cylinder has the correct 2 continuous grooves for telescopic sight which are ½ “apart. The cylinder has BSA Airsporter to it and the top of the barrel has BSA manufacturer name, piled arms trademark and calibre detail. Its loading and firing actions work as they should with a strong spring action. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. 20410. £295.00
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1965-1967 B.S.A. Airsporter MK II .22 Calibre, Under Lever Air Rifle with 'GE' Prefix Serial Number. 20404. - 20404 An excellent condition MK II B.S.A Airsporter .22 Calibre Air Rifle. It has faint serial number on the trigger block which appears to be ‘GE 1632’ which dates it to between December 1965 and mid 1967 (see page 49 of Hillers Book 'A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The woodwork is showing some signs of age related use but no major damage. The metalwork has age well, still retaining the majority of its blueing. The paint has marks in it around the trigger guard and rear of the cylinder which is common. It is under lever cocking and has a shrouded ramp foresight & flip up rear sight. The top of the air cylinder has the correct 2 continuous grooves for telescopic sight which are ½ “apart. The top of the barrel has BSA manufacturer name, piled arms trademark and calibre detail. Its loading and firing actions work as they should with a strong spring action. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. 20404. £225.00
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**Rare** Pre-War Lincoln Jeffries H Break Action .177 Air Rifle. 20403. - 20403 B.S.A. Lincoln Jeffries Patent Air rifles were introduced in 1905. The Lincoln & 'H' or Heavy model were produced between 1905-1908. All of the examples we have seen have been underlever variants & we cannot find any reference for break action variants. This example of the Lincoln Jeffries has the characteristics and markings of the Lincoln model apart from the fact that it is break action, rather than underlever as illustrated and described on page 17 of The Collector's Guide To Air Rifles By Hiller. The metal work has even blue finish and it has all original wood stock with chequered panel straight hand stock and chequered butt. The rifle measures 39 ¾” overall with an 18 ¾” two stage barrel. It has a blade foresight and ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. It loads and fires correctly with a good spring action.. The serial No 19890 is above the adjustable trigger. The dark wood stock and chequered straight hand grip have very minor age related marks. The metalwork retains 85% of its original blueing. The price for this scarce Lincoln variant includes UK delivery. 20403. £275.00
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**RARE**MINT**Boxed 1958 - 1964 Benjamin Model 3600 100 Shot ‘Repeater’ .175 Calibre BB CO2 Air Rifle With Original Sample Packs Of CO2 Capsule & BB’s. Sn 20351 - 20351 A Benjamin 3600 ‘Repeater’ .175 Calibre BB CO2 Rifle.This is a rare near mint boxed, CO2 rifle manufactured by Benjamin USA between 1958 and 1964. This rifle is complete with its packaging containing the instruction leaflets, sample packet of BB’s and Co2 capsule (we have not opened the packets as they have original staples securing them to the inside of the box and do not want to damage the packets). We have not test fired the rifle which uses small CO2 capsules and .175mm BB’s. The rilfe has all of its original blue finish and the woodwork is undamaged . The rifle is 37 ¾”overall length and has open sights. The frame is stamped with Benjamin USA detail, model designation and serial number ‘K2599’. It has the correct cocking bolt which works correctly, ‘piggy back’ tube magazine and cylinder chamber with screw off cap. The rifle comes with its original Benjamin labelled retail carton in excellent condition and original instruction pamphlets. The carton has a pull out tray which contains the rifle broken down and sample packets. The price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 air weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. Sn 20351
£575.00
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C1900 GEM Style .177 Smoothbore Air Rifle. 20353. - 20353 Typical GEM style with simple external spring trigger action. The rifle is 33 ½ “ long with a 16 ¾ “ smoothbore barrel. The serial number is stamped on the barrel breech ‘545’. The rear and foresights are intact on the half hexagonal barrel. The dark wooden stock is in remarkably good condition considering its age with only a few minor age related marks. The metalwork has a nice aged patina and is rust free. The butt has a half moon steel plate held by two screws. See A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles 2nd Edition pages 92 – 106 by Dennis E. Hellier. The loading and firing action works perfectly with a strong spring action. The price for this rare collectors piece includes UK delivery. 20353. £195.00
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*RAREST & MOST DESIRABLE**EARLY PRODUCTION**1907-1914 BSA Military Long Rifle Pattern ‘Long Lee’ .177 Calibre Territorial / Volunteer Training Lincoln Jeffries Patent Under-Lever Air Rifle With Correct Dummy Bolt. Sn 20405 - 20405 Many English gunmakers included Westley Richards did not proceed with the concept of a military style air rifle beyond the prototype stage but BSA did and introduced the Military Pattern ‘Long’ air rifle in 1907 which continued to be made in small quantities until 1914. A short pattern was also advertised but no examples are known to exist (see Chapter 13 of ‘The Book Of The BSA Air Rifle 1905-1939 by Milewski). The rifles resembled the Long Lee Enfield rifle of the British army and the dummy bolt added to the weight and realism. Early variants were only made in .177 calibre and had underlevers with the bayonet/ duck bill style protrusion the same as ours. Long examples were affectionately known as 'Long Lees'. This is an excellent original early .177 calibre variant of the BSA Military Long Rifle pattern, Territorial or volunteer training under-lever air rifle with dummy bolt, flip-up ladder rear sight, sling mounts and top marked 'Made by The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited BSA Military Air Rifle'. It is early serial number 69. The rifle has a 21” long rifled barrel with block and blade fore sight. The rifled bore is clean and it measures 49” overall. It has undamaged all original military grade wood work impressed with BSA’s piled arms trademark & correct steel butt plate without trap. The bayonet style underlever has the correct Lincoln Jeffries Patent marking. The loading tap is marked ‘Patent’ and above the loading port has BSA’s piled arms trademark. The rifle cocks and fires correctly with a strong spring action. The price for this air rifle arguably one of the rarest and most desirable includes UK delivery. Sn 20405
£4,750.00
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1924 B.S.A. Standard No. 1 Model (Aka 'L' Or Light/ Ladies Model) .177 Calibre Under Lever Air Rifle. Sn 15663:2. - 15663:2 This is an excellent B.S.A. Standard No. 1 Model 177 calibre, under lever air rifle. Also known as the 'L' or Ladies/ Light model it measures 39 ½” overall with a 17" rifled barrel. Its original wood stock has chequered panels at the pistol grip and has just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. It has a ribbed butt with trap. The rifle has a blade fore sight and adjustable dial rear sight. The metal work is undamaged with original blue finish and is crisply stamped with the correct 'L' prefix serial number on the trigger block 'L24957' which dates it to 1924 (see page 27 of the Collectors Guide to Air Rifles By Hiller). The breech is marked ‘1’ (.177 calibre) & ‘Load’ at the loading port. The cylinder has faint, indistinct, electroplated BSA name and address. It loads and fires as it should with a strong spring action. Price includes UK delivery. Sn 15663:2. £325.00
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