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Stock No: 0727

Price: £176.00

Year: 1925-38

Calibre:  .177

HAENEL

IVE

This air rifle which was  was Germany’s answer to the very popular BSA Standard was made by Haenel probably in the late 1920s. This example is in fair condition retaining some original finish but with some wear and graining of the metal in places. The top of the cylinder is lightly worn but the stampings “HAENEL MOD IVE” is still nice and clear as is the Haenel trade mark on  the trigger block. Screws would seem to be original and OK , cocking link we are not sure about, it might be a replacement might be original, trigger guard is definitely original. Stock has some surface marks, scratches and knocks and there also seems to be a repair around where the pistol grip joins the trigger block where the trigger guard goes in underneath. Nice original checkering on the grip, metal butt plate fitted, seems to have a good mainspring and tap fit. Original open sights are fitted.

SOLD 09/24

COMMISSION SALE

Price: £595.00

Year: c1936

Calibre:  .22

WEBLEY

SERVICE mark 2

This is a basically sound and honest example the number on the barrel matching the action, all complete and with original components apart from the breach seal which is a recent replacement. All sights intact and working, the metalwork finish is original a bit grainy going to a dark grey in places a few minor punch marks on one of the pins on the barrel linkage at the front of the cylinder at the axis point but seems like as we said a pretty robust example. Stock has a few minor surface marks but not been rubbed down or refinished. Basically a lightly used sound example. This is a very early 3rd series.

SOLD 09/24 Telephone  01243 824284 Mob: 07704 770079 (Voice only, no texts)

COMMISSION SALE

Price: £1295.00

Year:  c1885

Calibre:  4.5mm

GIFFARD

CO2 RIFLE

This example is in superb near new condition with nice crisp engraving, all components correct, probably the best condition cylinder we have seen with all its original blacking and nice sharp knurling. Few minor surface marks to the stock but the checkering is still nice and crisp, the finish is original. Fitted with the nice balloon butt plate also fitted with factory fitted sling swivels. This is the second best 4.5mm Giffard rifle we have ever seen hence its being sold we are keeping the best one! The only minor fault with it is some very light browning and lightest of pitting on the barrel just below the rear sight. The rest is smooth and black.

SOLD 10/24

Stock No: 0407

Price: £995.00

Year: c1868

Calibre: 7mm

DAVID LURCH

SECONDARY NEW YORK TYPE GALLERY GUN

This is a special rare collector’s item. Made by David Lurch in New York about 1865 to 1870. This is a underlever cocking gallery gun which was later copied in Germany and became the well know Bugelspanner. However this has a totally different and interesting trigger mechanism. This example is in good condition retaining some original finish to the cylinder and barrel the name David Lurch clearly impressed on the barrel near the breach along with some other letters and numbers. Original open sights are fitted, very large diameter cylinder for a double volute mainspring. This had had has had some repairs around the pistol grip in apparently a long time ago, a brass plate has been put over some repaired cracks around the pistol grip where the wood must be quite thin because a lever comes through to enable cocking. The barrel twists to one side for loading and is a very clean smooth bore. Lurch is one of the most well known makers of such rifles and is well reported in various books concerning such antiques. Nice brass fitted butt plate and shaped cheek piece, a good quality air rifle hand made for gallery shooting in New York.

JOHN BULL, BEDFORD

Year: c1848-54

Calibre: .30 rifled, .50” smooth

Stock ref: 0641

£3550.002700.00

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This antique air rifle/air shotgun is in lovely condition. The action has some really nice engraving on it on both sides and top, scroll work on the hammer and with the makers name J Bull, Bedford in a banner within scroll work on the left hand side. There is no pitting the metal is smooth and a light brown antique type finish. The barrel is a brown Damascus twist effect in good order and with some light engraving to it. The butt is covered in what we believe to be the original shark skin known as shagreen which is the skin of a shark or a ray. Complete with a period pump with handle, bullet mould for 6 bullets and a foot plate. Also in a compartment is a tub of lead shot, a shot measurer, another tool marked “Baylis and Son Patent” and some wads for the shot. The case has been more recently made to fit this assembly and is a nice quality wood possibly oak with brass corners and escutcheons there is a lock but we do not have the key so have not been able to test the lock. Overall a really nice quality English made air gun. Interestingly and somewhat unusually this has a rifled c.30 cal barrel that fits in with a bayonet fit to the outer .50 inch smoothbore barrel. There is a pin across the rifled barrel so you can not push the ball in too far using the loading rod. There is a safety bypass on this so you can de cock it without firing should a hunting opportunity be missed you do not have to fire it off. A truly lovely item. There is a trade label in the top of the case for J Beattie of 205 Regent Street London. A similar rifle/shotgun matching almost exactly this pattern has been with a similar trade label in the lid so we made a copy of that and put it with this one. We have never seen a trade label for John Bull of Bedford as they were only in business a short period of time being 1846 to 1854 at High Street Bedford. James Beattie was at 205 Regent Street from 1848-64 so therefore we can confidently date this rifle as being from 1848-54. A nice collector’s item that would be a prized item among any collection.

Stock number  0721

Price: £1295.001800.00

Year:  c1870s

Calibre: c6mm

ANTIQUE GERMAN STRIKE PUMP AIRGUN


What a fantastic lump of an antique airgun. This is beautifully made, very heavy, very solid. It is a strike pump gun which basically consists of a spring and piston within the butt that is cocked and uses two leaf springs. The mechanism works but it takes a lot of effort to cock those two leaf springs and the power output is not great. This would have been used for shooting darts at very close range. The barrel is massive being fully octagonal and about an inch in thickness. With its original fully adjustable rear sight which is a lovely bit of mechanics and a very nice fine post front sight within an open shroud. This has a double set trigger mechanism, you cock the back trigger and then the front trigger is truly a hair mechanism. The airgun is in good condition with the barrel being mostly brown finish. The stock is nice but with one major crack on the underside that looks to have been repaired  but is structurally perfectly sound. massive cast heavy butt plate and very fancy trigger guard allowing you to hold it with all your fingers comfortably. This really is a nice quality item. No engraving, the metal work is plain and the woodwork is plain apart from  a heavy large Tyrolean cheek piece and some sort of oak leaf carving on the front end. A really nice antique. Also it is complete with what we believe to be its original cocking handle. Overall length is about 44” and weighs more than we can weigh with our 5kg postal scales!

ANTIQUE GIFFARD CO2

Superb gold inlaid and refinished

This stunning antique air gun is nothing less than a masterpiece. This base Giffard rifle has been re finished to a better than new condition and engraved and inlaid with shaded gold in various areas, the workmanship being of the highest possible standard. The stock has been refinished and re chequered, the whole thing looks new and will be a star item of any collection. If you were to commission this level of work on an existing rifle or shot gun  we think it would cost more than we are asking for this superb air rifle.

 A true masterpiece.


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This is a commission sale, it dates from around 1890 to 1900, calibre is 6mm and price is £4500.00

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Stock No 0112

Price: £925.00

Year:  c1840-1880

Calibre: .38”

TOWNSEND TYPE

 KNOBBLY AIRCANE

This is a nice old English made air cane basically being a pre charged air rifle in the form of a walking stick. It has its original finish and it is one with knobbles on it to make it look like a piece of brier wood. This is in an old made case with a nice quality air pump with a Damascus finish to the steel and a selection of original old tools and key and also unusually the key for the case lock which works. We have put some green baize lining in the case as it was a bit loose inside it. A nice set, no maker’s name as most of these did not have it.

Stock No: 0723

Price: £270.00

Year: c1912-35

Calibre:  .177 smoothbore

QUACKENBUSH

MODEL 7

This is something you do not see every day. In fact this is only the 2nd one we have ever seen in the flesh as it were. This is basically a cheapened and lightened version of Quackenbush’s original model 1 using the same principal of the barrel sliding in to cock then sliding out after loading but made of a tubing rather than casting. This example is a little bit tired with some pitting on the barrel and a slither of wood thin slither missing on the fore end, metalwork is grey and slightly grainy overall. The spring seems quite week but is present and probably original. Has had a hole drilled through the butt presumably for the fitting of a sling of some sort and has an s ring through the drop down tab on the underside of the barrel. Markings are visible on top of the cylinder being H M Quackenbush Herkimer NY and then the patent numbers. Generally complete apart from aforementioned slither of wood. An interesting little antique.

Stock No: 0582

Price: £74.00

Year: 1930

Calibre:  .177 RIFLED

SEE TEXT BELOW


This is a German made air rifle with no markings on it other than the serial number under the breech block which indicates it was made in August 1930. There are no markings on the barrel or cylinder and although there is a bit of pitting and the metalwork is grainy there is no sign of there ever having been such markings. So this could be a Haenel product but more likely a Diana for a market where no markings were required. Fairly good condition, complete, all original screws and sights and everything, stock is original with some surface marks and scratches, quite a nice tight action, solidly made little rifle with a nice clean rifled barrel. A new synthetic breech seal has been fitted.

SOLD 09/24

Stock No: 0728

Price: £750.00

Year: c1920s/30s

Calibre:  .22

HAENEL

MOD 1 VE REPEATER

This is quite a nice example of the very scarce Haenel repeater. It has an intricate drum magazine on top of the breech which is operated automatically on cocking the gun. We assume it is best used with .22 balls as the magazine does not seem to want to take any long .22 pellets without sheering them. A new piston head has been fitted, all other components would seem to be original with exception of the rearsight elevating screw which may be a replacement part. It was in there when we fitted it but it looks a bit like a BSA. The rest of the sight would seem to be original Haenel as is the front sight. The metal overall is quite good with some wear, light pitting esecially to the cocking levwer but reasonably smooth and brown to the cylinder and barrel, nice clear markings on top of the cylinder “ Haenal Mod 1 VE) “ and Haenel trade mark to the trigger block. Stock has a few surface marks and scratches and general knocks and kbruses, screw heads on the gun would seem to be original and not too bad, mainspring also seems to be quite good. Trigger guard maybe a replacement knot sure. There are no signs of anything else having been fitted but this one does not look quite right. Metal butt plate fitted, checkered grip as normal, a nice rare item. We understand these were not that popular when they were made as they cost more and the magazine did not actually work much quicker than loading pellet by pellet. An interesting item nevertheless.

SOLD 10/24

Stock No: 0787

Price: £980.00

Year: c1890

Calibre:  8mm smoothbore

GIFFARD

CO2 SHOTGUN

THIS IS THE MUCH RARER SHOTGUN VERSION OF THE GIFFARD CO2 RIFLE, IT HAS A SMOOTH BORE BARREL AND USED LEAD SHOT EMBEDDED IN A CHALK CARTRIDGE AND WHEN SHOT THE CHALK DISINTEGRATED LEAVING THE SHOT TO GO TO ITS TARGET. THIS EXAMPLE PRESENTS NICELY THE METALWORK WE BELIEVE HAS BEEN REFINISHED BUT HAS BEEN DONE REALLY NICELY WITH A NICE EVEN BLACK, ALL THE MARKINGS ARE STILL VISIBLE AND QUITE CRISP INCLUDING THE SCROLL ENGRAVING ON ALL SIDES OF THE BREECH BLOCK, SERIAL NUMBER AND CALIBRE ON THE BARREL, ALL SERIAL NUMBERS AND MARKINGS ON THE CYLINDER WHICH IS ALSO IN NICE CONDITION. THE REARSIGHT IS A FOLDING DOWN LEAF WHICH IS ORIGINAL HOWEVER THE FRONT SIGHT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A SMALL BEAD HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BRASS THREADED PIECE. AGAIN THE TRIGGER GUARD HAS NICE ENGRAVING ON IT AND IF IT HAS BEEN REFINISHED IT HASNT BEEN OVERLY POLISHED. THE STOCK HOWEVER IS A DIFFERENT STORY. IT HAS SUFFERED FROM A SEVERE BOUGHT OF WOODWORM AND HAS BEEN REFINISHED AND THE CHECKERING RUBBED DOWN. WHICH IS A SHAME. IT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN STORED SOMEWHERE WHERE WOODWORM HAVE GOT AT IT BUT THANKFULLY THEY DONT TOUCH METAL! A NICE QUALITY VERSION OF THE GIFFARD RIFLE WHICH DIFFERS AT THE BREECH AND SIGHTS ETC TO THE STANDARD RIFLE.

This solid heavy and well made air rifle is in fair condition, the metalwork overall is brown finish with a patina overall and it almost certainly would have been nickel plated originally as there is traces of nickel left in some crevices. The rifle is basically complete and would seem to be all original components, reasonably tight at the breech, stock is fairly tight on the gun. The lettering on top of the cylinder is visible though not crisp. These are much better quality than the later GEMS which copied these and become much cheaper lower quality construction. This is the original. One of the first mass produced air rifles of all time and a nice collector’s item.

Stock No: 0414

Price: £350.00

Year: c1890

Calibre:  .22

QUACKENBUSH

MODEL 5

SOLD 10/24

Stock No: 0780

Price: £160.00

Year: c1920

Calibre:  177.

BSA

MODEL L

THE CONDITION OF THIS RIFLE CAN BE DIVIDED VERY MUCH IN TO TWO PARTS. THE METALWORK IS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD, THE FINISH IS AN EVEN BROWN FINISH OVERALL,SLIGHTLY GRAINY WITH LIGHT WEAR IN AREAS, WITH ALL COMPONENTS BEING GENUINE AND ORIGINAL SCREW HEADS BEING GOOD OR VERY GOOD, ORIGINAL SIGHTS FITTED, NICE AIR TAP TIGHT AND A VERY GOOD TRIGGER RELEASE HOWEVER THE STOCK HAS HAD SOMETHING DONE TO IT BY  SOMEONE IN THE PAST, IT HAS BEEN CUT THROUGH SEEMINGLY COMPLETELY JUST PAST THE CHECKERING AND THEN RE ATTACHED. THE RE ATTACHMENT HAS BEEN DONE EXCELLENTLY RESULTING JUST IN A LINE VISIBLE ALL AROUND THE STOCK. ALSO A PLASTIC BUTT PLATE PROBABLY 1950s OR 60s IN ORIGIN HAS BEEN FITTED. WHY SOMEONE WOULD CUT THROUGH IT IN THIS WAY WE DO NOT KNOW. UNLESS IT WAS TO ACCESS THE STOCK BOLT FOR SOME REASON. STOCK IS SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE GUN WITH NO MOVEMENT AND ACTUALLY DOES NOT LOOK TOO BAD.WE INITIALLY THOUGHT THE REAR PART OF THE STOCK MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT WOOD BUT ITS NOT, THE GRAIN ALL LINES UP IT HAS JUST BEEN CUT THROUGH FOR SOME REASON. WHOEVER REATTACHED KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH WOOD. IF YOU HAVE GOT A NICE STOCK TO GO ON THIS ,THIS WOULD NOT BE TOO BAD AN EXAMPLE REALLY.

SOLD 10/24

Stock No: 0743

Price: £630.00

Year: c1935

Calibre:  .22

WEBLEY

SERVICE MARK 2

The Webley Service is the most classic of air rifles and no serious air rifle collector of vintage or antique airguns should be without one. This example is in very nice condition retaining some original bluing, light wear here and there, the barrel number matches the action number, all components are original appppppart from the rear sight which is not original but it is a genuine one that we have fitted to replace the non original one that was fitted when we bought it in. This has been put into a very nicely modified period case in which it fits well, supplied with new leather straps on the outside and a working closing mechanism. The case was probably made by Brady who made the original Webley cases for Webley. Also with a period Parker Hale style wood handled cleaning rod, a box of reproduction John Bull pellets and a little bottle of oil to fill a space! Also with a full test report, nice reproduction label in the lid. Overall a very nice little collector’s set. There is a hairline crack on the pistol grip running down towards the checkering on one side but otherwise the stock is ok with general wear marks commensurate with age. Original butt plate fitted which is in fairly good condition, the mechanism overall is quite nice. There are a few old pellets in the pellet box.

SOLD 11/24 SOLD 11/24

Stock No: 0805

Price: £335.00

Year: C1908

Calibre:  .177

BSA

IMPROVED MODEL D

NEW VERSIONS OF THIS RIFLE ARNT AVAILABLE SO FOR SOME OWNERS THIS WOULD BE THE NEXT BEST THING. THIS RIFLE HAS BEEN REFINISHED TO LOOK LIKE A NEW RIFLE  WITH VERY GOOD WELL DONE REFINISH, THE METALWORK IS SHINY BLACK AND EVEN, ALL SCREW HEADS ARE GOOD, SIGHTS ARE ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE, THE STOCK HAS ALSO BEEN REFINISHED WITH NEW CHECKERING, THE TRADE MARK STILL NICE AND CLEARLY VISIBLE, THE BUTT PLATE HAS ALSO BEEN POLISHED AND IS A NICE BLACK COLOUR. THERE ARE NO MARKINGS VISIBLE ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER, THESE HAVE BEEN POLISHED OUT BUT THE SERIAL NUMBER AND THE LOAD MARK AHEAD OF THE TAP ARE BOTH STILL VISIBLE. THIS IS A NICE LOOKING RIFLE WITH A VERY GOOD REFINISH JOB THAT SOMEONE HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT DOING.

Stock No: 0791

Price: £285.00

Year: JUNE 1910

Calibre:  .22

BSA

IMPROVED MODEL D

THIS RIFLE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD TO GOOD CONDITION THE METALWORK BEING A SLIGHTLY GRAINY BROWN TO GREY FINISH OVERALL. ALL COMPONENTS ARE ORIGINAL APART FROM THE REAR SIGHT BLADE WHICH WE HAVE MADE AND FITTED OURSELVES THAT LOOKS IN KEEPING WITH THE GUN, IT HAD BEEN REMOVED WE BELIEVE AS WHO EVER SHOT IT FAVOURED THE FITTED PEEP SIGHT WHICH WAS FACTORY FITTED TO THE TRIGGER BLOCK AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE. SCREWS ARE GOOD, THE FRONT SIGHT IS ORIGINAL AND GOOD, STOCK IS FAIR CONDITION LIGHTLY WORN OVERALL WITH SOME MARKS AND PITTING OF GENERAL USE, THE BSA TRADE MARK IS STILL CLEARLY VISIBLE WHICH INDICATES THE STOCK HAS NOT BEEN REFINISHED. THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT HAIRLINE CRACK DOWN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PISTOL GRIP WHERE IT MEETS THE TRIGGER BLOCK AND ALSO THERE IS A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD MISSING AT THE TOE WHICH COULD EASILY BE SMOOTHED OUT AND MADE TO LOOK A LOT BETTER. SPRING FEELS QUITE GOOD PLENTY OF LIFE IN IT AND THE TAP IS NICE N AIRTIGHT. OVERALL A REASONABLE EXAMPLE BUT WITH THE IMPORTANT ADDITION OF THE NUMBER 12 PEEP SIGHT ON THE TRIGGER BLOCK AND ALSO QUITE AN EARLY 22 VERSION.

SOLD 11/24

Stock No: 0806

Price: £335.00

Year: 1913

Calibre:  .177

BSA

IMPROVED MODEL D

THIS LOVELY ANTIQUE AIR RIFLE IS IN VERY NICE ORIGINAL CONDITION, ALL COMPONENTS BEING ORIGINAL. THE REAR SIGHT BLADE AND WHEEL Have Been removed TO ALLOW USE OF THE BSA NUMBER 8 PEEP SIGHT THAT HAS BEEN FITTED TO THE STRAIGHT HAND STOCK. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE SIGHTS LINE UP PERFECTLY AND THAT THIS RIFLE USED TO BELONG TO A WRITER OF AN EXCELLENT BOOK ABOUT BSA AIR RIFLES. THE METALWORK IS GENERALLY AN EVEN BROWN FINISH ALL OVER, SCREW HEADS ARE GOOD, AND THE STOCK IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL FINISH. NO BSA TRADE MARK AS THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED BY THIS TIME. THIS HAS THE 2 STAGE SAFETY TRIGGER WHICH WORKS VERY WELL GIVING ALMOST A 2 STAGE EFFECT. A NICE COLLECTORS ITEM FITTED WITH THE CORRECT PERIOD BSA SIGHT. THIS IS THE 43 INCH LONG MODEL.

SOLD 11/24

Stock No: 0786

Price: £1100.00

Year: C1890

Calibre:  6MM

GIFFARD

CO2 RIFLE

THIS SUPERB ANTIQUE AIR RIFLE IS IN VERY GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION RETAINING LOTS OF ITS ORIGINAL FINISH. THE BARREL HAS GONE A LITTLE BIT GREY AND LOST ITS SHINE BUT DOES STILL HAVE THE LOVELY GOLD ENGRAVING ON TOP SAYING “STE-STEPHANOISE D’ARMES-ST ETIENNE”. LOVELY ENGRAVING ON THE BREECH BLOCK, THE STOCK IS SUPERB WITH SOME REALLY NICE WHAT WE CALL SUNBURST FIGURING AT THE END, HARD HORN BUTT PLATE, SLING SWIVEL FITTED TO THE BUTT STOCK, ORIGINAL OPEN SIGHTS ALL COMPONENTS ARE NICE AND TIGHT AS THEY SHOULD BE WITH MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS ON THE ACTION BLOCK AND BOLT. A REALLY NICE GENUINE EXAMPLE IN THE LESS OFTEN SEEN 6MM CALIBRE.

SOLD 12/24

Stock No: 0844

Price: £70.00

Year: 1938

Calibre:  .177 RIFLED

DIANA

MODEL 27

IN ITS TIME THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED AND MODERN LOOKING AIRGUNS THAT THERE WAS. IS THE FIRST BREAK BARREL RIFLE ALONG WITH THE MODEL 25 TO HAVE HAD A HALF STOCK AS OPPOSED TO THE MORE NORMAL QUARTER STOCK AS SEEN ON MOST BRITISH AND GERMAN GUNS OF THE TIME. THIS EXAMPLE IS NOT WORKING IT WONT COCK. THE TRIGGER MECHANISM SEEMS COMPLETE WE HAVE TAKEN THE STOCK OFF AND THE END CAP, HAD A LOOK INSIDE THE CYLINDER THERE SEEMS TO BE ALL HE CORRECT PARTS THERE BUT IT WONT WORK AND ADJUST. WE HAVE NOT GOT ANY FURTHER. THE REARSIGHT NOT ORIGINAL ITS A FUNCTIONAL REPLACEMENT, METALWORK IS A LITTLE BROWN AND WITH A PATINA ALL OVER AND THE STOCK HAS SURFACE MARKS. THIS IS WELL WORTH SOMEONE SPENDING THEIR TIME TO REPAIR AS THESE ARE A GOOD QUALITY AIR RIFLE.

SOLD 01/25

Stock No 0661

Price: £895.00

Year:  c1860

Calibre: .32 rifled and .410 smooth

CRANKED AIRCANE MARKED JOSEPH LANG

This is a superior quality air cane in its original case. It has its original brown lacquered finish with some areas of loss knock marks and general wear but overall still retaining a lot of its original very nice lacquer. With original pump and foot plate, ball mould in its own separate compartment which we have not seen before, key for the cane and also a key for the case. The lock mechanism is a newish replacement and  nice English brass lock but the fact its been replaced is not visible from the outside. Engraved on the aircane cylinder face is Joseph Lang London and a Lang trade paper label  (more recent) inside the lid.  Has a removable rifled circa .32” barrel which slides inside a smooth circa .410 barrel. A lovely quality collector’s item by a well known gun maker.

SOLD 01/25 SOLD 01/25

Stock No: 0804

Price: £98.00

Year: C1900

Calibre:  .177

GEM

AIRGUN

THIS IS AS NEAR AS YOU GET TO A STANDARD GEM MODEL IE HALF OCTAGONAL BARREL DOLLS HEAD TYPE CATCH WITH A REAR SIGHT IN FRONT OF IT. WE DID ONCE SEE A COLLECTION OF 50 GEMS ALL OF WHICH WERE DIFFERENT TO EACH OTHER IN SOME WAY SO THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT OF VARIATION OF THIS WE RECALL THE MOST COMMON MODEL. THIS EXAMPLE IS IN FAIR CONDITION RETAINING SORT OF BROWN ORIGINAL FINISH, STOCK HAS NOT BEEN RUBBED DOWN, NICE AND TIGHT AT THE BREECH WITH A GOOD BARREL CLOSURE, ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS BASICALLY JUST A PRETTY STANDARD MODEL IN HONEST CONDITION ALTHOUGH THE REAR SCREW THAT TIGHTENS UP THE CYLINDER  WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE WRONG ONE PROBABLY TOO LONG COULD EASILY BE SHORTENED WE THINK. THERE ARE NO MARKINGS/SERIAL NUMBER VISIBLE. WE HAVE SOLD HUNDREDS OF THESE OVER THE YEARS THEY ARE AN INTERESTING DESIGN THAT WAS ONCE VERY COMMON AND IN FACT PROBABLY THE MOST CHEAPEST AIR RIFLE OFFERED FOR SALE AT THE TIME BEFORE WAR NUMBER 1.

SOLD 01/25

Stock No 0411

Price: £245.00

Year:  c1910-20

Calibre: .175bb

BENJAMIN

MODEL E

This early American rifle possibly dates from before the 1st world war or just after. It is a dinkey little rifle with a front rod that pulls out for pumping, takes several strokes to build up enough compression to shoot out a muzzle loaded bb. This example has a very nice patina to the bore finish it may have been blacked originally having worn off or removed over the years. The end cap has the markings in this case a selection of patent numbers surrounded by words "Benjamin Air Rifle" and "MFG Co St Lewis MO (Missouri) pat pending" at the bottom and "model E" at the top. Stock is in fairly good condition probably had a coat or two of varnish over the years. The valving seems ok. Quite crude in comparison with what came later but not often seen this side of the pond.

SOLD 01/25

Stock No: CSVT

Price: £595.00

Year:  C1908

Calibre:  ..177 RIFLED

KYNOCH SWIFT


THIS IS A NICE COLLECTABLE AIR RIFLE FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF BRITISH MADE AIRGUNS, THIS WAS A COMPETITOR TO THE BSA UNDER LEVERS BEING PRODUCED BY ANTHER FAMOUS BIRMINGHAM FIRM OF KYNOCK. THIS AIR RIFLE IS DISTINGUISHED BY 2 MAIN FEATURES ONE THE SOLIDITY OF ITS CONSTRUCTION ITS A VERY GOOD QUALITY RIFLE AND 2 THE MASSIVE BREECH JAWS WHICH HAVE 2 SNAP HOOKS ON THE SIDE WHICH ARE CLOSING ON THE BREECH BLOCK. AND EVEN AFTER 110 YEARS OR SO THERE IS NO MOVEMENT OR PLAY AT THE BARREL JOINT WHATSOEVER. THIS EXAMPLE IS IN FAIR CONDITION THE METALWORK BEING A COMPLETELY EVEN BROWN LIGHTLY PITTED SURFACE ALL OVER. NO MARKINGS ARE VISIBLE ON THE CYLINDER AND THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE SIDE CAN BARELY BE MADE OUT HOWEVER ALL THE FITTING WOULD SEEM TO BE ORIGINAL. THE STOCK HAS NEVER BEEN RUBBED DOWN ITS QUITE NICE, NUMEROUS SURFACE MARKS AND SCRATCHES BUT STILL VERY CLEARLY VISIBLE ARE THE STAMPINGS KYNOCK LTD BIRMINGHAM PATENT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND THE LARGE SWIFT MOTIF WITH TRADE MARK UNDERNEATH ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. ALL NICE AND CLEAR AND PROVES THAT THIS IS A SLEEPER RATHER THAN A USER, NO ONES REFINISHED IT OR DONE ANYTHING TO IT. SEEMS TO BE QUITE A GOOD MAIN SPRING IN IT AND A NICE CLEAN RIFLED BORE.

SOLD 01/25 SOLD 01/25

Stock No 0706

Price: £1750.00

Year:  c1780

Calibre: c.32 inch

WALLIS OF HULL

BALL RESERVOIR RIFLE

This lovely old antique air rifle is in good complete condition the metal work of the barrel would seem to have been polished off to a nice silver finish possibly would have had an old brown finish originally. The lock work is very nice with some engraving on it on the side plate and a gold cartouche with the name Wallis, some gold rings on the end of the barrel, detachable brass ram rod half stock that is in good condition possibly rubbed down but with checkering at the pistol grip, some engraving on various fittings, original ball fitted, full dummy flint lock type mechanism replicating the flintlocks of the era. A lovely antique piece which would look great on any wall.

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD

Stock No 0883 - Millita nickel plated, good condition,side button loading

£115.00

Stock No 0884 - Millita patent, good condition, bottom catch model, rifled barrel

£125.00 SOLD

Stock No. 0885 - Millita in quite good condition, side button barrel release.

£92.00

Stock No. 0886 - FAVORIT model 1, good condition, rifled barrel.

£98.00

Stock No: 0869

Price: £280

Year: C1913

Calibre:  .177

BSA

IMPROVED MODEL D

A NICE SOUND EXAMPLE WITH A;LL ORIGINAL FITTINGS NICE CLEAR STAMPINGS TO THE TOP OF THE CHAMBER, METAL WORK IS A CONSISTENT BROWN VERY SLIGHTLY GRAINY FINISH NOT BEEN REFINISHED OR MESSED ABOUT WITH IN ANY WAY, SCREW HEADS ARE GOOD, STOCK IS NICE WITH NO DEFECTS JUST MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES AND MARKS, ORIGINAL METAL BUTT PLATE FITTED, GOOD AIRTIGHT TAP FITTING. QUITE A NICE EXAMPLE.

SOLD 01/25

Stock No: 0874

Price: £440.00

Year: C1900

Calibre:  .C6.2MM

BUGEL SPANNER


THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A BUGEL SPANNER RIFLE. A MODEL OF RIFLE THAT WAS IN PRODUCTION FOR ABOUT 90 YEARS FROM 1870 TO SOMETIME IN THE 1950S. THERE ARE AN INTERESTING DESIGN, LOW POWER BUT GREAT ACCURACY AT SHORT RANGE. THEY WERE AVAILABLE IN ALL CALIBRES AND WITH ALL DIFFERENT DESIGNS OF STOCKS AND DIFFERENT FEATURES. THIS EXAMPLE HAS A FULLY OCTAGONAL BARREL, A NICE STRAIGHT HAND CHEQUERED STOCK, A NICELY SHAPED TRIGGER GUARD LEVER WHICH IS USED TO COCK THE SPRING. INTERESTINGLY THIS ONE HAS A NOT OFTEN SEEN DOUBLE SET TRIGGER WHEREBY THE REAR TRIGGER IS PULLED TO SET THE FRONT TRIGGER WHICH THEN BECOMES A VERY LIGHT ALMOST HAIRLINE TRIGGER. A NICE INTRICATE MECHANISM  WHICH IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THIS IS IN CALIBRE 6.32MM AND INCLUDES A SIZER FOR SIZING PELLETS DOWN TO FIT THE BARREL PROPERLY. INTERESTINGLY THE SIZER ALSO HAS A 5.4MM WHICH WOULD BE USEFUL FOR A SWEDISH EXCELLENT RIFLE. SIZER IS INCLUDED WITH THE RIFLE.

Stock No: 0871

Price: £215

Year: C1919

Calibre:  .22

BSA

S SERIES

THIS RIFLE PRESENTS NICELY THE METALWORK IS A NICE BLACK EVEN COLOUR, OR PERHAPS SLIGHTLY THIN ON THE BARREL. HOWEVER THE DOVETAIL FITTINGS IE THE SIGHTS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN FIXED IN POSITION, ORIGINAL REARSIGHT AND ORIGINAL FRONT SIGHT ARE FITTED, THE ONLY FAULT IS WITH THE COCKING LEVER RETAINING CATCH WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BRAISED IN POSITION QUITE SOME TIME AGO. THE SCRREW HEADS ARE GOOD, THERE IS NO PHOTO ETCHING VISIBLE ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER. STOCK WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN REFINISHED OR REVARNISHED, THERE IS SIGNS OF SOME MINOR REPAIRS TO THE PISTOL GRIP WHERE IT MEETS THE CYLINDER BLOCK. THE TRIGGER GUARD SCREWS ARE REPLACEMENTS BUT SEEM TO DO THEIR JOB WELL. OVERALL FROM THIS DESCRIPTION IT SOUNDS A LOT WORSE THAN IT ACTUALLY LOOKS!! WE ARE SURE THIS WILL SELL IN THE SHOP TO SOMEONE WHO SEES IT AND LIKES HOW IT PRESENTS. GOOD STRONG MAINSPRING, GOOD AIRTIGHT TAP WHICH ALL FUNCTIONS AS IT WOULD OF ORIGINALLY.

SOLD 01/25

Stock No: 0881

Price: £295.00

Year: c1890S

Calibre:  .210

QUACKENBUSH

MODEL 1

THE QUACKENBUSH MODEL 1 WAS THE FIRST MASS PRODUCED AIRGUN EVER. THIS EXAMPLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION RETAINING MOST OF ITS ORIGINAL NICKEL FINISH, LITTLE BIT OF WEAR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE CYLINDER PERHAPS WHERE A THUMB HAS BEEN PLACED TO FIRE IT. SEEMS LIKE QUITE A GOOD SPRING ALTHOUGH THESE ARE A LOW POWERED ITEM DESIGNED TO SHOOT .210 CALIBRE FELTED SLUGS. ALL THE THE MARKINGS ARE CLEAR AND CRISP, THE STOCK HAS NOT BEEN RUBBED DOWN IT HAS A FEW MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND SCRATCHES BUT IS MUCH BETTER THAN YOU WOULD REASONABLY EXPECT FOR A 140 YEAR OLD GUN. A LOVELY LITTLE COLLECTOR’S ITEM.

Stock No: 0865

Price: £195

Year: C1919

Calibre:  .22

BSA

S SERIES

THIS RIFLE PRESENTS VERY NICELY. THE METALWORK IS A SMOOTH BROWN FINISH, THE PHOTO ETCHING IS JUST BARELY VAGUELY DISCERNABLE UNDER A GOOD LIGHT WHICH INDICATES THE RIFLES NOT BEEN REFINISHED. THE DOVETAIL FITTED PARTS THOUGH ARE REPLACEMENTS THE REARSIGHT LOOKS EITHER HAND MADE TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD OR POSSIBLY A MODIFIED WEBLEY MARK 3 TYPE. BUT ITS VERY NICELY FITTED. THE FRONT SIGHT LOOKS LIKE A HAND MADE REPLACEMENT AND IT POSSIBLY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL WOULD HAVE BEEN. THE CREW HEADS ARE GOOD THE STOCK IS NICE COMPLETE CONDITION WITH A FEW MINOR SURFACE MARKS BUT NO DAMAGE OF MISSING WOOD, SPRING FEELS NICE AND STRONG, AND THE TAP IS NICELY FITTING. VERY AIRTIGHT. SMALL FLAKE OF WOOD MISSING AT THE TOE OF THE BUTT BUT OVERALL IT LOOKS A NICE EXAMPLE.

SOLD 01/25

Stock No: 0863

Price: £250.00

Year: 1937

Calibre:  177.

BSA

C SERIES

THIS IS A NICE EXAMPLE OF THE C SERIES UNDERLEVER WHICH HAD THE SHORTEST PRODUCTION RUN OF ANY OF THE INTER WAR BSA UNDER LEVERS. INTRODUCED IN 1936 IT WAS A REVERSION TO THE PRE WW1 LENGTH OF 43 INCHES AND WAS THE ONLY MODEL THAT WAS OF THIS LENGTH AFTER WW1 THE OTHERS BEING 45 INCH AND 39 INCH. THESE WERE MADE IN 177 ONLY THIS EXAMPLE IS GOOD WITH AN EVEN BROWN TO BLACK SLIGHTLY GRAINY FINISH THERE IS AN AREA OF ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG OF SLIGHTLY DEEPER PITTING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OG THE CYLINDER, NO PHOTO ETCHING IS VISIBLE ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER THATS LONG SINCE GONE. ORIGINAL FRONT SIGHT FITTED, ORIGINAL REAR SIGHT BASE WHICH WAS TIME CONSUMINGLY EXTRACTED FROM THE BRAZE OF THE WELD THAT HAD BEEN APPLIED, A NEW BSA MADE ELEVATING SCREW IS FITTED AS WELL AS A CUSTOM FITTED REAR SIGHT BLADE THE ORIGINAL SPRING IS IN PLACE. THE SIGHT WORKS PERFECTLY. GOOD TAP NICELY WORKING, SCREW HEADS ARE GOOD AND ALL SEEM ORIGINAL, THE ORIGINAL SPRINGS WERE REMOVED AND GREASED THEY ARE A PAIR OF BSA SPRINGS WITH BSA MARKINGS BUT IN TRUTH THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT WORN OUT. A FREE SUITABLE REPLACEMENT SPRING CAN BE SUPPLIED WITH THE RIFLE IF REQUIRED. A NEW PISTON HEAD HAS BEEN FITTED THE OLD ONE HAD SPLIT. COCKS REALLY SMOOTHLY, MECHANICALLY ALL VERY GOOD WITH SUPERB AIRTIGHT HAMMER. STOCK IS NICE SURFACE MARKS AND SCRATCHES, A FEW MINOR NOCKS BUT ALSO UNFORTUNATELY WITH INITIALS JB LIGHTLY SCRATCHED IN TO ONE SIDE. IN LETTERS ABOUT 1CM TALL. ORIGINAL WOODEN COVER TO THE STOCK, THE RIFLE, APPART FROM THE SCRATCHED INITIALS, AND THE REARSIGHT WHICH WAS FIXED IN POSITION HAS NOT BEEN MESSED ABOUT WITH, WE HAVE SORTED THE REARSIGHT BUT THE INITIALS ON THE STOCK REMAIN.

Stock No: 0651

Price: £160.00

Year: c1923

Calibre:  177.

BSA

“L” MODEL

This 101 year old air rifle is in fair condition basically complete 1 or 2 screws non original probably 1 in the tap plate a replacement. Has its original open sights fitted although the rear sight blade may be a replacement. The metal work overall is a grainy lightly pitted overall with a brown to gray colour. Stock is ok with some surface marks but no large chunks of wood missing or serious damage just general wear. Does have the number 4 impressed on both sides of the stock for some reason. This is the 2 hole trigger block version with pressed checkering on the stock possibly its original spring is fitted. Most components basically as they should be. A sound rifle in fair to middling condition.

SOLD 09/24

Stock No: 0753

Price: £156.00

Year: Pre war

Calibre:  .22

BSA

UNDERLEVER

We have described this as a BSA bitser as it uses bits and pieces from various rifles which all comes together OK and results in one reasonable item. The stock is a nice pistol grip stock with BSA in the checkered grip and also a gun maker’s mark for J Venables and Son, can not read on the stamping where they were  but we know they were based in Oxford. The bolt cover to the stock is missing. The trigger block is from a club special rifle quite an early one, the trigger guard is from something completely different dunno what that is but seems to sit on ok, may in fact be a repair to an original one not quite sure. The cylinder, barrel and general action are from a T model with the flat tap loading area, no etching visible the finish on that is generally a flat black to grey or gray colour or color, the sights are not original looks like a Webley Mark 3 rearsight, and a homemade front sight. Cocking lever locks up as it should do, screws seem ok but again may not be original. The trigger adjustment screw is missing does not seem to matter though as it has quite a nice light trigger pull. Someone, not us, has spent a while putting this together. From bits. To end up with what are presenting here.

SOLD 12/24

Stock No 07224675

Price: £825.00

Year:  c1885

Calibre: 4.5mm

GIFFARD

CO2 RIFLE

This very nice quality air rifle has been refinished to a good standard. The engraving is still nice and clear and crisp in fact looks good on its newly blued breech block. The rear sight is a replacement we know this because we fitted it! Its a new modern replica. Stock is very nice with quite crisp checkering, some scratches and marks and unfortunately a piece missing off the toe of the stock which has been carefully smoothed off so it does not look too bad. Some tooling marks on the gas cylinder but mostly smooth bluing which is nice and shiny. Lovely engraving on the underside and on the trigger guard. A quality item which presents very nicely.

SOLD 01/25

Stock No: 0741

Price: £125.00

Year: c1920s

Calibre:  .177 rifled

DIANA

MODEL 27

This is a nice old antique air rifle which has been subject to refinishing, the metalwork is an even colour over a grainy surface, the stock has had a few repairs around the trigger guard and wood inlet in to it but is stable and not moving. Very deeply rifled barrel, original open sights fitted although the elevation wheel is a replacement non original part, solidly made this is an early version as it just says Dian Luftgewair  on the barrel top with no markings on the cylinder.

SOLD 02/25

Stock No: 0882

Price: £110.00

Year: c1910

Calibre:  .177

GEM AIRGUN


THERE ARE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF GEM AIRGUNS YOU CAN BUILD UP A COLLECTION OF DOZENS OF THEM AND THEY WILL ALL BE DIFFERENT IN SOME WAY. THIS IS A VERSION WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE. THE WOODEN STOCK PLUGS IN TO THE BACK OF THE CYLINDER AND IS HELD IN WITH 2 SCREWS, WE HAVE SEEN THAT ON LATER GEMS THAT ARE VERY CHEAPLY MADE HOWEVER THIS GOES IN TO A SHAPED CAST CYLINDER AND HAS A SEPARATE CAST BREECH BLOCK AND A FULLY OCTAGONAL BARREL. SO ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS IS AN EARLY ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE COST OF THE GEM BY USING THE STOCK AS THE BACK PLUG BUT NICE AND SECURELY FITTED IN. THIS ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION THE METALWORK BEING AN EVEN GREY LIGHTLY PATTINATED FINISH WITH A SECURELY FITTING DOLL’S HEAD, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PLAY AT THE AFOREMENTIONED STOCK FITTING BUT ALL THE COMPONENTS SEEM COMPLETE, THE REAR SIGHT IS PART OF THE DOLL’S HEAD CATCH AND HAS THE CORRECT FRONT SIGHT. SERIAL NUMBER IS ON THE BREECH FACE AND THE CYLINDER END, NO MAKER’S MARKINGS, GOOD CLEAN SMOOTH BORE BARREL AND A REASONABLE MAIN SPRING. FLAT METAL BUTT PLATE. OVERALL LENGTH MEASURES AROUND 35 INCHES LONG.

Stock No: 0873

Price: £325.00

Year:

Calibre:  4.5BB

HAENEL

MODEL 33 JUNIOR

THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF PRE WW2 BOLT ACTION MILITARY TRAINING RIFLE, THESE WERE MUCH USED BY HITLER YOUTH AND OTHERS NAZI ORGANISATIONS PRIOR TO THE WAR FOR TRAINING YOUNG SOLDIERS. THIS HAS A 6 SHOT MAGAZINE, CONDITION IS FAIR WITH THE METALWORK HAVING A GREY LIGHTLY PITTED OR GRAINY FINISH HOWEVER ALL THE MARKINGS ARE EXTREMELY  CLEAR AND NICE AND  CRISP, STOCK IS GOOD RETAINING LOTS OF ITS ORIGINAL FINISH NOT BEEN RUBBED DOWN OR ANYTHING NICE AND ORIGINAL, COMPONENTS WOULD SEEM TO BE CORRECT, MAYBE A PROBLEM CYCLING CERTAIN TYPES OF AMMO AS SOME WILL NOT WORK IN THIS. ORIGINAL OPEN SIGHTS. SAFETY CATCH FUNCTIONS AS IT SHOULD, THIS IS THE JUNIOR MODEL. PLUS FITTED WITH SOME MILITARY CANVAS WEBBING TYPE SLING WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY OF A LATER PERIOD BUT LOOKS OK ON THE RIFLE.

SOLD 02/25

Stock No: 0880

Price: £300.00

Year: c1937

Calibre:  .22

WEBLEY


THIS ANTIQUE AR RIFLE COULD POSSIBLY BE AN INTERESTING AND WORTHWHILE PROJECT FOR SOMEONE WITH THE TIME AND SKILLS. THE BARREL IS OK AND MATCHES THE ACTION BUT FROM THERE IT GOES DOWNHILL. THE REAR SIGHT HAS THE WRONG ELEVATION SCREW AND OTHER PARTS ARE REPLACEMENTS, THE BOLT HANDLE IS THE WRONG PART, THE REAR SIGHT FLIP UP PEEP SIGHT IS MISSING ALL ITS ADJUSTABLE PARTS, A NUMBER OF THE SCREWS ARE WRONG, THE SAFETY INTERCEPTING SEAR IS MISSING, THE STOCK WHILST ORIGINAL HAS BEEN MODIFIED WITH THE ADDITION OF A BIT OF WOOD ON THE BOTTOM CHANGING ITS SHAPE SLIGHTLY AND A METAL BUTT PLATE FITTED IN PLACE OF THE ORIGINAL VULCANITE. THERE IS NO FINISH WHATSOEVER LEFT ON THE METAL IT IS IN THE WHITE SO TO SPEAK. THE MARKINGS ON THERE ARE CLEAR AND VISIBLE BUT THERE ARE DINKS AND SCRATCHES OVERALL. WELL, QUITE A LOT OF WORK REQUIRED, NOT COMMERCIALLY VIABLE FOR US TO DO.

SOLD 02/25

Stock No: 0870

Price: £190.00

Year: c1910

Calibre:  .22

BSA

IMPROVED MODEL D

This is A GOOD SOLID EARLY .22 MODEL OF THE IMPROVED MODEL D, THE METALWORK IS OVERALL BROWN GRAINY AND LIGHTLY PITTED, THE FRONT SIGHT IS A NON ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT, THE REARSIGHT IS SEIZED UP AND WONT ADJUST. THE SCREW HEADS ARE GOOD AND ALL APPEAR ORIGINAL, THE PISTON AND MAINSPRING APPEAR TO BE QUITE GOOD, ORIGINAL TRIGGER GUARD. STOCK HAS SURFACE MARKS, SCRATCHES WEAR COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AND USE BUT IS BASICALLY SOUND. THE PILEARM TRADEMARK ON THE STOCK IS CLEARLY VISIBLE, ORIGINAL METAL BUTT PLATE FITTED, ASIDE FROM THE FRONT SIGHT ALL COMPONENTS APPEAR TO BE ORIGINAL AND JUST UNLEFT PERHAPS UNLOVED BUT NOT MESSED ABOUT WITH.

Also available with scope and mount (Simmons type 4x40) for £50 extra

SOLD 01/25

Stock No: 0887

Price: £940.00

Year: c1830

Calibre:  .C .32”

HOLMES of LIVERPOOL

BALL RESERVOIR

THIS OLD ANTIQUE AIR RIFLE IS IN QUITE GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE BARREL HAS BEEN RE BROWNED AND LOOKS NICE AND OLD, THE ACTION HAS WORN FINISH WITH TRACES OF ENGRAVING ALL AROUND THE NAME JUST DISCERNABLE HOLMES OF LIVERPOOL 8 LORD STREET 1821-1825, 1 HARRINGTON STREET 1826-1837. NO FRONT SIGHT FITTED TO THE BARREL, NO SIGNS OF ONE EVER HAVING BEEN FITTED  HAS A BASIC NOTCH SIGHT AT THE BREECH. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUZZLE LOADED BY DROPPING A BALL DOWN THE BARREL. STOCK IS NICE WITH SOME GOOD REASONABLY CRISP CHECKERING PROBABLY NOT BEEN REFINISHED IT IS ORIGINAL, HAS A SILVER OR WHITE METAL CARTUCHE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE STOCK WITH THE INITIALS C J C ENGRAVED ON IT, OBVIOUSLY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. NICELY FITTED METAL BUTT PLATE, THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLY PRE CHARGED PNEUMATIC AIR RIFLES WITH THE AIR HELD IN A LARGE BALL WHICH IS ACTUALLY PROBABLY THE MOST EFFICIENT METHOD OF AIR PRESSURE STORAGE.

SOLD 02/25