Good finds. I think you're right about the variant. Those are the forearms that I've seen with the heavy plastic stocks. Are the numbers on the pivots at the front of the pumps visible? That should give you a clue as to manufacture date.Ride on,J~
From the information I have gathered over the years working on Crosman 760 models, this is what I have put together. Please update any information that is not correct.* "Canadian Boy" was the platform used to create the 760* 1st- Self-cocking metal receiver, brass bolt, Wooden stock with square tang at receiver, no scope rail, and wooden tootsie roll forearm.* 2nd-Self-cocking metal receiver, brass bolt, Wooden stock with round tang at receiver, no scope rail, and wooden tootsie roll forearm.* 3rd-Self-cocking metal receiver, brass bolt, Wooden stock with round tang at receiver, with scope rail, and wooden tootsie roll forearm.* 4th-Self-cocking metal receiver, brass bolt, Wooden stock with round tang at receiver, with scope rail, and wooden forearm. Some with finger grooved forearms* 5th-Self-cocking metal receiver, brass bolt, plastic stock with round tang at receiver, with scope rail, and wooden or plastic forearm.* 6th-Hammed drop, metal receiver, brass bolt, ABS stock with round tang at receiver, with scope rail, and ABS forearm.* 7th-Hammer drop, Hammed drop, metal receiver, plastic bolt, ABS stock with round tang at receiver, with scope rail, and ABS forearm.* 8th-Hammer drop, plastic receiver, plastic bolt, ABS stock with round tang at receiver, with scope rail, and ABS forearm.* 9th-Hammer drop, plastic receiver with slot for 5 shot magazine, plastic bolt, ABS stock with round tang at receiver, with scope rail, and ABS forearm.* 10th-Hammer drop, plastic receiver, plastic bolt, ABS stock with round tang at receiver, with scope rail, and ABS forearm fiber optic front sight.* 11th - The new slim-line 760 Classic.*** a hand full of different colored stocks****** a few special editions*****Western Auto-GC3376****Sears-126.19331**
Thanks for the input, I know I list them as variants, and they are not. I was just listing all of the changes I was aware of.I have never seen a brass trigger, but I have seen several brass plated triggers. Do you have a brass trigger? I would love to get a photo of it for my list.the wider ribbed trigger followed the brass plated if I remember correctly.My goal is to get a complete list of the 760's and their variants. I'm sure I will never get all of the different variations made by Crosman It boggles my mind with how many parts were interchanged during the years of manufacture.
Quote from: jmoronic on September 08, 2021, 05:22:52 PMThanks for the input, I know I list them as variants, and they are not. I was just listing all of the changes I was aware of.I have never seen a brass trigger, but I have seen several brass plated triggers. Do you have a brass trigger? I would love to get a photo of it for my list.the wider ribbed trigger followed the brass plated if I remember correctly.My goal is to get a complete list of the 760's and their variants. I'm sure I will never get all of the different variations made by Crosman It boggles my mind with how many parts were interchanged during the years of manufacture.I didn't know they were only brass plated, I thought they were actually made of brass.If I had to guess I would assume the non plated flat trigger followed the brass one, then the wider serrated trigger design that carried on into plastic.I think it's right to be listing these as variants for the most part, some of these things were not insignificant changes.The addition of a fiber optic front sight is a very minor change that I wouldn't count that as a seperate variant, but beyond that there were some much more significant changes over the years.Things like the bent steel front sight that was tack welded on.
The 1075 should mean Oct 1975, Are you talking about two guns, or are both numbers on the same gun?
David, For some reason I'm not seeing any of the photos you have posted.That is why I'm asking so many questions about the guns, I just can't see them.I'm going to try and upgrade my browser and see if that lets me see the photos.