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Airguns by Make and Model => Vintage Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: DRose on April 24, 2018, 02:50:12 PM

Title: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: DRose on April 24, 2018, 02:50:12 PM
Saw this on a blog from the Toys that Shoot Show. Looks like a Crosman 102 action graphed onto a pistol.
Not sure what powers it either. Any info? Dave
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: Renfield on April 24, 2018, 03:24:59 PM
Woah, what is that?
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: Geoff on April 24, 2018, 03:32:18 PM
zooming the image i can read


MFG BY

 what looks to be a CROSMAN Arms CO 
then looks like ROC (could be rochester ?)
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: bantam5s on April 24, 2018, 03:33:16 PM
I don't know, but it's good to see ya.

I haven't seen you around in a while and wondered where you went.
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: Privateer on April 24, 2018, 04:17:59 PM
That looks like a 1924 or later 102 Repeater turned into a pistol.
wonder how it was pumped up?

(https://picturearchive.gunauction.com/2311124523/7996317/fac5a275a50aa541b995b74e95cbc3bc.jpg)
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: 45flint on April 24, 2018, 05:53:08 PM
Could they have made it CO2?
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: Renfield on April 24, 2018, 05:54:48 PM
I asked around & a fella at the show at Findlay said it's a Crosman prototype.
Looks like a CO2 102 repeater pistol from where I’m sitting.

Maybe missing a magazine tube.
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: Privateer on April 24, 2018, 06:19:21 PM
I wondered about the CO2 seeing that section of the grip on the back.
Looks as if it could be a way to open something.
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: cinedux on April 24, 2018, 07:04:33 PM
In the Philippines there are 'smiths that do all sorts of cruel things to old Crosmans,;-)It will be CO2 now.
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: oldair on April 24, 2018, 07:11:40 PM
That's a truly unique pistol.  I took a close look at it with Wes when he first acquired it.  It's clearly a 102 repeater box, 'grafted' as someone above described it, onto a cast pot-metal pistol frame with some brass portions inserted.  Looks like it should be a prototype except there's no way to charge it.  Taking the grips off shows no CO2 chamber there, and a trigger bar in the path of any possible probe going up into the body tube.  No opening in the tube front either.  We thought it could be an unfinished home-built, or (maybe more likely) a Crosman 'concept prototype' of a repeating competitor to the Challenger Plainsman single-shot.  Such a gun wouldn't have to function in order to be shown to the bosses in a marketing meeting.  Mighty cool whatever it is.
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: 45flint on April 24, 2018, 07:15:27 PM
That's a truly unique pistol.  I took a close look at it with Wes when he first acquired it.  It's clearly a 102 repeater box, 'grafted' as someone above described it, onto a cast pot-metal pistol frame with some brass portions inserted.  Looks like it should be a prototype except there's no way to charge it.  Taking the grips off shows no CO2 chamber there, and a trigger bar in the path of any possible probe going up into the body tube.  No opening in the tube front either.  We thought it could be an unfinished home-built, or (maybe more likely) a Crosman 'concept prototype' of a repeating competitor to the Challenger Plainsman single-shot.  Such a gun wouldn't have to function in order to be shown to the bosses in a marketing meeting.  Mighty "dang" cool whatever it is.

Functioning is always a plus for me! Lol
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: Renfield on April 24, 2018, 07:59:15 PM
That's a truly unique pistol.  I took a close look at it with Wes when he first acquired it.  It's clearly a 102 repeater box, 'grafted' as someone above described it, onto a cast pot-metal pistol frame with some brass portions inserted.  Looks like it should be a prototype except there's no way to charge it.  Taking the grips off shows no CO2 chamber there, and a trigger bar in the path of any possible probe going up into the body tube.  No opening in the tube front either.  We thought it could be an unfinished home-built, or (maybe more likely) a Crosman 'concept prototype' of a repeating competitor to the Challenger Plainsman single-shot.  Such a gun wouldn't have to function in order to be shown to the bosses in a marketing meeting.  Mighty cool whatever it is.

Hey Don,
Thanks for the insight.

I wonder if there’s a valve in it.
Title: Re: Mysterious Pistol
Post by: Back_Roads on April 24, 2018, 08:55:34 PM
 It may have been a mock up for the first Shot Show, it should be out this summer , I'm pre ordering  ;)