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Old bsa air rifle serial numbers. 22. L5151) 1919 With thanks to Lakey. I’ve since found that the breech seal was knackered so I’ve ordered a new one and I’ll see how I get on from there. Next you locate a book called "Blue Book of airguns' and you look up your model. S. 177 calibre barrel My grandad passed away in January, he left his gun to me, it has tremedous sentimental value to me, as it was the gun he taught me to shoot with, and i plan on teaching my children the fun of shooting with it. No other post WW1 BSA came with a straight hand stock which I'm trying to identify what when this gun was made, it's a BSA meteor. The serial number is 14270 I cannot comment on the engraving as the rifle is owned by a deceased shooter and I am trying to find out approximate value etc as she wants to sell it. And they manufactured their own BSA brand alternately. 1929) serial no. Finding your Serial Number • For PCP Guns – serial numbers are either located on the barrel – photo (a) or on the action – photo (b). The serial no starts with a T-F and it has a BSA 4x20 scope on it. That’s a more mundane rifle than the Mark I Explore our wide range of new and used Under Lever BSA Air rifles, suitable for all levels. Heres a bit of dating info, courtesy of Mr John Knibbs. My rifle serial number has the prefix “G” which pegs it as a . Includes comparisons, reviews and more. the corrosion,may move with some tin foil and gun oil lightly rubbed. Serial numbers should be in the high 70000s although some in the 50000s are also known, which demonstrates the futility of relying on serial numbers alone to date a specific rifle. BSA 1919-1939 Club Standard pattern ("CS" & "C")Club Standard (c. Just acquired a beautiful ( in my eyes ) Sandwell tuned Meteor. It is the ONLY definitive way of dating a BSA air rifle, especially after the first world war, since rifles were not necessarily dispatched from the factory in serial number order, as one might expect. I think it must be a reasonably old Will attach photos for reference Thankyou in advance! WEBLEY AIR PISTOLS. Trevor says: "Complete with original foresight and adjustable I've recently bought a BSA Standard Pattern, with the following serial number: I can't find the year of manufacture in the Knibbs book. 22, it's serial number is TE 62509 which doesn't seem to fit with any information I've BSA Cadet Major serial no. Does someone know? Many thanks, Louis Ps. ), LTD. 2nd is cs14643 straight stock cs14643 has adjustment screw . The serial number is I have just bought a BSA Airrifle and would like to determine its date of manufacture. ones what i belive to be a 1960ish bsa cadet major 0. The serial number has a suffix of AB. Your BSA Standard No 1 approximately dates from 1928/29, judging from features and the serial number. No mate, the serial number does give a clue to when it was manufactured - but it's the prefix letters which are the No mate, the serial number does give a clue to when it was manufactured - but it's the prefix letters which are the identifiers. 177 air rifle that has BSA stamped into the stock and the serial number B59820 stamped into the actionany idea how to tell the model and age of this gun please guys and any help would be much appreciated 29-11-2013,10:36 PM #2 flatrajectory Guest Join Date Jun 2010 Location TELFORD Posts 2,101 Serial Numbers I suspect not, I have owned an old shotgun or it could have been a rifle, (a long time ago) on the certificate it just states "No visible number" after the makers name. I've been told it's a lincoln jefferies from1913-14 the serial number is S53789. With thanks to Mark for the pics. 177 1951/59 A BSA Meteor in . com in 1999. My new/old Meteor is a Hi everyone I have been a shooter for 60yrs plus, and today I came across an old Lincoln Jeffries serial number 14471. O. This was BSA’s first attempt at making a break barrel air rifle before 1939", made 1932-39, yours is quite early in this range, probably first year. Here is a nice example of an early production Light Pattern dating from Hi, I,M trying to date my rifles , but so far can find out production run dates , ie bsa Light Patten , 1919-36 but not the actual date from the serial number? Are there any concise sites that has this info? For bsa webley and Hw? Cheers I posted here last week looking for some advice about my brother’s old BSA Meteor 22 which I was hoping to bring back into service. im just curoius to learn more about the guns i have and date of manufactu IT has been re-blued by a professional gun smith some years back. BSA CadetBSA Cadet serial number BC5953 With thanks to Trevor M. Bsa Air Rifle Serial Number Search For BSA and Greener rifles view complete catalogues from 1908 to the mid 1930s on our catalogues page As far as civilian rifles are concerned, some manufacturers have their own dating systems, with, for example, prefixes or suffixes to serial numbers providing that information. About a month ago I purchased a BSA R10 Mk2. For information and current pricing on both new and used BSA firearms, please refer to the Blue Book of Gun Values (also available online). Would it be worth selling or just a keeper as I have had it since I was a boy but no longer use it. Three grooves in each side of forend. The Improved Model D was manufactured before WW1. Going by the TB serial number prefix, you have a BSA Meteor Mk2 that would have been made between 1966 and 1968. We will also Here you go, original advert for your "breakdown" model, a cheaper at the time introduction to BSA air rifles than the underlevers. Does it have can someone please date these bsa numbers for me and rough idea of value? condition is average , worn bluing but fully working guns complete, no damage to stocks ext 1st up stamped pat 30338-10 . The next batch of 1000 were BSA's. I've been offered an old BSA air rifle and I wondered if anyone can help me with some information. 00 to cover costs. I have found this quite intriguing. Any help you can offer in identifying this rifle would be appreciated. Thanks Phil G 25-04-2006,07:49 PM BSA SUPERSPORT vintage Air Rifle, inc suppressor & leather strap& new 4 x 32 scope, shoots lovely £189 CHILDS SIZE . I believe that you are correct re the sight, another shooter has said the same thing. Is there anywhere I can find Date wise, your gun comes in around the late 1920's, however really precise dating can only be done using the original factory production legers, since the serial numbers didn't You start with the model number. no S80092 pistol grip stock 43inch long. Check out our in depth guide to the BSA Air Rifles range, to help you select and buy the best gun for you. Rumaging in my garage today I found my old BSA 177 break barrel. C2280 This is a scarce rifle and a variation that is seen I have been given an old BSA rifle, does anyone know how i can find out what model it is? Thanks Rob There is also a very exhaustive list of serial number prefixes, rifles and dates in the back pages of John Knibbs' book, "The Golden Century". BSA Breakdown Pattern (1933-1939)Breakdown Pattern sn B212 Thanks to a collector friend for permission to take these pics of this superb As far as im let to believe John Knibbs owns the original hand written ledgers for pre 1960s BSA air rifles giving the dates as to when they left the factory so it should be a fairly straight forward task to find my gun in these ledgers using the serial number Just wondering, As there are lots of knowledgable collectors here and being a bit of an early Bsa enthusiast myself - which is the earliest Pre World War One, Bsa and Lincoln Jeffries type rifle, known to have survived. BSA Airsporter Mk1 - Intermediate 'GC' prefix This rifle was intermediate between a Mk1 and a Mk2. 177 But many folks who just acquire one of these old guns are just happy with a ballpark date and what basic type, also because they made them John Atkins explores the break-barrel and under-lever air rifles of the 1930s in this fascinating historical piece credit: Archant Ninety-two years With thanks to John M for these pics of this extraordinary 'target' model, which is the highest serial number recorded for a rifle with a cylinder call me a lazy sod but i have 2 bsa air rifles. I have had one before (a few years ago) which was a later model since it had a letter prefix on the serial number. It Hi all, I just received a Webley MK3 rifle which I bought off of this site by a very nice chap. 22 has come across my bench. I have just dragged by old BSA Meteor out of the loft and it would appear to be a Mk 1 from from BSA Shaun's post. prefix from 1 Hi Does anyone have a list of the prefix dates for Bsa Airguns? Or know where i can get it from :) Thanks in advance Rob. Webley started producing Air Pistols in 1924 and today still produce Air Pistols to the same design principle (see below the Tempest) Just wondering, As there are lots of knowledgable collectors here and being a bit of an early Bsa enthusiast myself - which is the earliest Pre World War One, Bsa and Lincoln Jeffries type rifle, known to have survived. They were used to assemble complete guns with post WW1 trigger blocks and sights. This research takes time and as such incurs a small charge of £25. CA35481 With thanks to Trevor M for these pics. Since the publication of "BSA and Lincoln Jeffries Air Rifles" in 1986, further studies of these fascinating Air Rifles have revealed much new information and more technical details of the various models produced up to and during the First World War. Chambers and Knibbs No license needed vintage bsa air rifle in very good clean condition pls whatsapp me for more details ! Vintage BSA/Lincoln Jeffries technical tips, FAQs etc Vintage BSA/Lincoln Jeffries technical tips, FAQs etc See also: Lakey's Vintage B. Thread: BSA serial numbers / dates Thread Tools 12-09-2015,12:10 PM #1 Alakar BOAC Join Date Dec 2011 Location blackburn Posts 2,042 BSA GUNS (U. I got lots of great help thanks. We can offer a dating service (no, not that sort!) of your BSA gun if required. The BSA AirSporter was an underlever spring powered Air Rifle first produced in 1948, [1] by the Birmingham Small Arms Company and remained more or less unchanged until 1962 when the Mk2 was produced. That's why we refer to early production models as first batch, second batch, third batch Lincoln or BSA. It is usually located on the barrel close to the breech (loading port). I think a couple of the air rifles are older BSA rifles. 177 1955/57 DA BUCCANEER 0. 177 1947/49 CA CADET MAJOR 0. I don't know what model it is. 22 1979- E CLUB MK1 0. Blued steel not painted. vintageairgunsgallery. Seem to remember some BSA barrels are marked as BSA guns, others as BSA guns Birmingham. com about the recent purchase of a 1st batch BSA (serial no. The Airgunspares team are able to accurately date BSA guns made before the mid-1960s! We currently hold all the handwritten gun ledgers, and through researching these we can ascertain the day, even down to the morning or the afternoon that a particular gun left the BSA Factory. Does anyone no of a way to check a BSA serial numbers , I’ve had a google and checked our data centre on here but can’t find owt ! I’m just in the process of buying a Ultra Se and think it could be a ltd edition/Run , So trying to find some info , Thanks BSA Gun Laying Teacher Here are some pics and info about the gun laying teacher - a device based on a pre-1919 . Search, buy and sell Air Rifles Just been given an old . , “CLUB”. It should be 45 1/2" long, and the serial number should have an 'S' prefix (ie S18475 etc)There are a lot of people who love these guns on the BBS, and they should be Browse BSA Under Lever Air Rifles for sale from our community of shooting enthusiasts on the UK’s #1 gun marketplace. Been there 20yrs plus and looking a bit sad for it's self. You have a BSA Standard Air rifle dating from around 1920. Webley started producing Air Pistols in 1924 and today still produce Air Pistols to the same design principle (see below the Tempest) The early Air Pistols were marked with serial numbers up to the beginning of World War 2. For additional information on the origin of Lincoln Jeffries and BSA underlever air THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS Co Ltd. Serial # 1130-2129. • For Spring Guns – BSA Standard 'L' prefix (serial No. The 6-digit serial numbers BSA 1919-39 Standard pattern ("S" & "T")"S" series Standard (c. I'm not too sure how accurate it is. The first batch of 1000 Lincoln rifles (requiring only minor fitting performed by Lincoln) were delivered serial # 130-1129. Theres a 2017 dated thread on another forum that gives info on the Supersport & Lightning, theres dates of British & Spanish manufacture & a link to a table of serial number prefixes, maybe that might help if you x ref. is it pitted rust? so its a BSA are there any letters before the serial number? here is a list below of early rifles BSA gun date letters Prefix Gun Calibre Date A CADET 0. Here is a very late pre-WW1 Light pattern (Serial Number S80127) A local neighbour has given me her husbands old air rife which looks to me like a " Standard" under lever air rifle produce by BSA between the Two World Wars It is 45" long has a 1 stamped between the rear sight and the pellet tap and on the metal casing near the trigger is stamped the serial The latest book by John Knibbs. Anyone know which MK number that is? I think its an MK3. M) and the kind lady gave me this!! What's My BSA? BSA Prefix Codes for Airguns and Rim fire Rifles. He had it from new (my nan thinks the 50's / 60's but not sure), however i'm not sure o The rifle has the correct 'L' prefix serial number on the trigger block 'L37031' which dates it to 1929 (see page 27 of the Collectors Guide to Air Rifles By Hiller). com Lakey on a 1st batch BSA air rifle This is a reply by Lakey to a post on the airgunbbs. It looks to be in original condition and if it were mine, I'd price it around £170 for a private sale if it is in working order. 22, possibly Weihrauch or BSA. A. [2] BSA Light Pattern 1917 (serial number S80127) With thanks to Lakey. 177 1949/51 BC CADET 0. The gun needs a bit of work, starting by putting the peepsight in the right direction. 177 1951/59 C CADET MAJOR 0. first challenge - find the serial number, almost all images I have seen of these older rifles show Following on from a previous blog entry which was an introduction to the wonderful world of vintage BSA pre-War air rifles lets take a closer look Hi, My father had some air guns and currently sorting done his stuff out after he passed away. side button to release cocking leaver . Trevor says: "Complete, with clear etching on air chamber - THE hi guys i fineshed work early today,so updated my air rifle list with dates (D. 177 PCP Air Rifle inc suppressorTurkish Walnut sporter body, 2 x 16 shot magazines, Leather Strap, quick fill probe, Hatsan Hard Case, looks beautiful £450 Hello, I’m a new member here! I have inherited an air rifle. The first experimental Lincoln Jefferies made, Lincoln Air rifles had a H serial no. 177 1949/55 CC CADET MAJOR 0. The Loading port is The first batch of 1000 'H' The Lincoln air rifles commenced production with serial number 130, so you can see that this rifle is one of the This would have been with the introduction of the BSA Standard. I was wondering if anyone would be able to identify the model of this gun? All I know is it’s a . Patent no. Can anyone give me the date of manufacture for this rifle. SERIAL NUMBERS OFTEN ALLOW YOU TO DETERMINE THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURE Knowing the year your vintage firearm was made makes it . BSA Guns England Cal . Thats news to me! ATB Ian Before you start pleased read first about the BSA Serial Number System! Thanks to BSAOCUK who supplied the information to BritBike. prefix from 1 to 129. The serial number is C20401, also stamped is V8. 39350 This is a lovely condition Standard with nice clear The stock is slender like air rifles used to be in the 1950s, and overall I can see why so many people like this model. The blued finish to the gun is in excellent condition. That style of underlever airgun was made by BSA between 1905 and 1939, and your particular model was made shortly after WW1. Elwellaxe. the relative numbers of these air rifles made, see: BSA MeteorTrevor says "First model Meteor. Later Pistols were the marked with usually a threedigit batch Vintage Airguns Gallery, Forums and Resources It's a 1924 CS prefix 45 inch rifle that normally came in 177 but mine is one of the low number of CS'es that came in . 22 Calibre G prefix - 32,000 made ~ December 1948 - December 1954 GA prefix - 4,000 made ~ Mid 1955 - Mid 1956 GB prefix - Images, manuals, catalogues and other ephemera of vintage - BSA - airguns and ancillary products. Some light pattern Improved model D parts were left over When BSA picked up production again in 1919. The CS is the only 45inch BSA that came in 177. Images, manuals, catalogues and other ephemera of vintage - BSA - airguns and ancillary products. It has the BSA logo embossed in the pistol grip checkering. Am I right to presume that this is the year of manufacture ? Buckley, Flintshire. Serial numbers for British made L1A1 rifles and Small You haven't given us much info to go on. Browse our listings to find the perfect gun. 1938) serial no. 22 caliber Airsporter made between 1948 and 1954. 177 Original mod22 Air Rifle shoots fine £59HATSAN GALATIAN model 2 . Something that’s bugging me is identifying exactly what model it is. Top of . Even then you can only get a "date range" Rumaging in my garage today I found my old BSA 177 break barrel. 177 1945/46 AA BUCCANEER 0. A) We hold most of the original handwritten serial number ledgers for sporting rifles that BSA kept during their production period up to the late seventies. The cylinder has excellent all original crisp BSA etching (illustrated, see page 112 of Milewski’s book). 177 1948/50 EA CLUB MK1 0. Hello, I have had this for years - I think it came from an early Guns Review. 177 1979- B CADET 0. Though I am more experienced with the old BSA underlevers I do not know much about the MK3. I put it on here quite a fews back . Air Rifle Buying Guide forum. Numbering went up to Images, manuals, catalogues, articles and other ephemera of vintage - Pre War BSA - airguns and ancillary products. 45inch long. Also used in fairgrounds and the like as tough as old boots and a firm favorite with showmen, Following on from a previous blog entry which was an introduction to the wonderful world of vintage BSA pre-War air rifles lets take a closer look BSA gun date letters Prefix Gun Calibre Date A CADET 0. 177 1946/49 BA CADET 0. 177 cal BSA Standard and BSA Junior and Juvenile Pattern 1909-14 Re. 177 and one bsa mercury 0. 220 does anyone know of any link or site that lists the age of guns using the serial numbers. 045 (for the cone shaped piston Webley airgun dates 1924-2019 From the Webley and Scott website Oct 2022. 607. John Kibbs lists this rifle as one of the last produced, despatched between 1914 and 1916, in a batch of serial numbers between 80030-80529, Knibbs have the original record books from bsa if you phone them up or mail them they will search them for you by the serial number and tell you when the gun left the factory and any other information the book holds Could do with some help from you more knowledgable members. Serial number is TD 12612. K. There follows an abridged list of serial numbers of pre-WW1 BSA and Lincoln Jeffries rifles, based on the comprehensive list in John Knibb's How old is my Benjamin air rifle? If your gun was manufactured in or after the year 1992 then the first 3 or 4 digits of the serial number will allow you to determine when your gun was There is also a very exhaustive list of serial number prefixes, rifles and dates in the back pages of John Knibbs' book, "The Golden Century". I need This serial number makes the rifle an Airsporter Mark IV, manufactured from 1969 to 1971. Does your gun have a push button to the end of the underlever? or isthe button on the side (If so it would be a very early pre-1918 Standard which were produced when the Improved Model D's finished) If I assume that it has the button on the end of the underlever, it should then have an 'S' prefix to the serial number. The serial number is BSA Serial number October 16 2016 at 2:21 PM Derek (Login derekpara) I have a BSA underlever rifle with a serial number of S32176 and I know next to nothing about air rifles and would be grateful for any information, ie date, value etc. The serial number ends - 09. 22 is printed on the barrel, and the serial number ZB 11199 (which dates the rifle between 1974 & 1978) stamped beneath the barrel. No Ser No's just the Prefixes - It may help : BSA Airsporter Chronology BSA MKI Airsporter ~ 0. 177 AIR RIFLE MADE IN ENGLAND. lkbxo yfzhx shbph nsrf kccq kvygu qah pnyvcy ctbe bhxut