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Airguns by Make and Model => Vintage Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: Acapulco on October 08, 2017, 03:52:32 PM

Title: BSA standard
Post by: Acapulco on October 08, 2017, 03:52:32 PM

(http://i63.tinypic.com/andnuw.jpg)

Picked this beauty up a few days ago. BSA standard no 1. This model is the light / ladies version with a low serial number.

Rifle cocks and shoots, but haven't chrony it. Rifle is missing it's  rear sight blade and a screw looks like its been replaced in the rear stock cover. They can be ordered across the pond but if anyone has the items drop me pm.

thanks

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: 45flint on October 08, 2017, 10:04:41 PM

Very cool, got a 22 a couple months ago.  They are special.

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: bavaria55n on October 09, 2017, 10:21:45 AM

Very nice looking vintage BSA.
I had a vintage Japanese clone but the seals were shot and finally sold it.
Thanks for the pictures.
Gary

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: Hoosier Daddy on October 11, 2017, 05:50:04 PM

How old is it?
Reason I ask is there are British Whitworth (BSW) sizes for fasteners used in the earlier times that are not ASE Standard and not Metric...
I know this with my Old BSA Motorcycles.
Finding the correct thread pitch on screws may be a hard row to hoe.

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: Ridge Runner on October 11, 2017, 06:00:56 PM

Acapulco,

I have a 1906 BSA Lincoln Jeffries model.  They are awesome shooters.  You can expect this to shoot in the 500-600 FPS range.

Someone you might consider contacting is Chris Oldfield of Oldfield Custom Guns.  He is into these old BSAs.

859-750-3510
kyairgunner@hotmail.com

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: Acapulco on October 11, 2017, 09:49:59 PM

Thanks for the replies...

Don't know the age of the rifle, serial # xxxx

I'll  give the guy a call to see if he can help me out.

Thanks again

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: 45flint on October 11, 2017, 11:28:10 PM

Quote from: Acapulco on October 11, 2017, 09:49:59 PM

Thanks for the replies...

Don't know the age of the rifle, serial # L3253

I'll  give the guy a call to see if he can help me out.

Thanks again

That serial number would be 1919, first year of the light series.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/670444/message/1286806815/Vintage+BSAs+1919-1939 (http://www.network54.com/Forum/670444/message/1286806815/Vintage+BSAs+1919-1939)

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: Acapulco on October 12, 2017, 12:19:10 AM

Got it ...thanks Steve

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: 45flint on October 12, 2017, 09:40:07 AM

My No.2 was made in 1924.  That still seems nuts to me given it works so well.  Yours will be 100 years old pretty soon hard to wrap my head around that number?

Sometimes I kind of chuckle when guys talk about their vintage pumpers made in the 60-70s?

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: Hoosier Daddy on October 12, 2017, 08:04:53 PM

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That serial number would be 1919, first year of the light series.

Unfriggin real!
I am having a hard time wrapping my head around that. Especially in such nice condition.
To put it in perspective...
I am 54, born in 62, my Grand Father was born in 1913 so he would been but a boy when that gun was sold!!!  :o

Title: Re: BSA standard
Post by: Acapulco on October 12, 2017, 10:01:40 PM

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