Crosman 760 how old

[tennx]

My neighbor’s husband had this gun for as long as I can remember..wooden forearm and plastic stock..still has warning and inspected by stickers….pumps up for a minute then quits…looks really good..any way to date it…Im looking to eventually give it away

Thanks

[Back_Roads]

 It may have the date on the pump tube cap, maybe not , my guess is about 1972

[tennx]

It may have the date on the pump tube cap, maybe not , my guess is about 1972

Nothing on end cap…or rest of the gun….from looking at pix Im beginning to think serial number is under  the oil here sticker…Im not gonna scrape it off…lol..its no big deal to me,just thought it would be good info to pass on…I will let the next owner  check it out…

Thanks for reply

[happymecanic]

If it's all original, the wood forearm and plastic stock makes it a third variant, made in 1974 and 1975 according to this: https://discover.crosman.com/blog/crosman-product-dates-of-manufacture. HTH.

[Ronno6]

Nice, solid little guns.
Re-seal and put an O-ring tip on the bolt and they are great shooters!

[tennx]

If it's all original, the wood forearm and plastic stock makes it a third variant, made in 1974 and 1975 according to this: https://discover.crosman.com/blog/crosman-product-dates-of-manufacture. HTH.

Thanks I think u helped me get close to id my 101 also

[tennx]

Nice, solid little guns.
Re-seal and put an O-ring tip on the bolt and they are great shooters!

When it holds air and shoots  on the money at 30 feet…..not interested in keeping it..

I’m gonna offer it up on the PIF soon….


Thanks

[Robert 5mm]

Does it have a rifled barrel or smooth bore ?

[tennx]

Does it have a rifled barrel or smooth bore ?

I didnt think to look… but it’s gone now….thanks to blowpipe Sam…for taking it off my hands and giving it the home it deserves….(well when it gets there)…lol..good luck

[bantam5s]

If it's all original, the wood forearm and plastic stock makes it a third variant, made in 1974 and 1975 according to this: https://discover.crosman.com/blog/crosman-product-dates-of-manufacture. HTH.

Yes it should be,  but it has been my personal experience that 760's often do not fit exactly with when it should have been made.
I've had 3 or 4 self cocking 760's and none of them were made when the features would suggest.
I had a gun with '71-'74 styrene furniture, a '76 cap code, and a pre S/N date code receiver.
And a couple with the '70-'71 wood furniture, but matching cap and S/N '75 date codes.


There might be a date code , 1st 3 digits of the serial number.
There might also be a 2 -3 digit code on the barrel band / plug, and if the numbers match up you know for sure.

This gun is absolutely going to be '69-'70-'78 or so, but while it is probably a '74-'75 it's no guarantee and date codes will confirm.

[Goose]

I have to agree with David. 

I have an unmolested Revelation model made in '72 with the same wood furniture that the earlier tootsie roll models had.  A completely original '72 model that has the heavy plastic stock and forearm.  Then there's the Lego model 760XL that I gave my younger brother.  He then mixed and matched parts from different ones to make it work when the seals failed.  Finally, there's the well-molested 760 with a heavy plastic stock, wood forearm and a rifled barrel that has no stamp on the pivot casting.

I don't think that Crosman ever believed that people would be as serious about these as we are, and they didn't mark or record things as precisely as they could have.

All that said, it's still a blast to bounce BBs off the old trash can out at the back property line!

Cheers,

J~

[Blowpipe Sam]

Thanks Phil.  I'm looking forward to this gun.  I have rebuilt several 1400's and both the 2100 and 2200 so I think I'm up to resealing it if need be.

And thanks y'all for the information about its vintage.

Now I'll have something to post about on the BB gate!

[bantam5s]

I have to agree with David. 

I have an unmolested Revelation model made in '72 with the same wood furniture that the earlier tootsie roll models had.  A completely original '72 model that has the heavy plastic stock and forearm.  Then there's the Lego model 760XL that I gave my younger brother.  He then mixed and matched parts from different ones to make it work when the seals failed.  Finally, there's the well-molested 760 with a heavy plastic stock, wood forearm and a rifled barrel that has no stamp on the pivot casting.

I don't think that Crosman ever believed that people would be as serious about these as we are, and they didn't mark or record things as precisely as they could have.

All that said, it's still a blast to bounce BBs off the old trash can out at the back property line!

Cheers,

J~

I firmly believe that the Crosman model 760 is the very reason why we see " actual product may vary " on packaging today.
Throughout the 70's Crosman seemed to very frequently find bins of discontinued 760 furniture that they had no problem with using even if it was a couple generations behind.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I have to agree with David. 

I have an unmolested Revelation model made in '72 with the same wood furniture that the earlier tootsie roll models had.  A completely original '72 model that has the heavy plastic stock and forearm.  Then there's the Lego model 760XL that I gave my younger brother.  He then mixed and matched parts from different ones to make it work when the seals failed.  Finally, there's the well-molested 760 with a heavy plastic stock, wood forearm and a rifled barrel that has no stamp on the pivot casting.

I don't think that Crosman ever believed that people would be as serious about these as we are, and they didn't mark or record things as precisely as they could have.

All that said, it's still a blast to bounce BBs off the old trash can out at the back property line!

Cheers,

J~

I firmly believe that the Crosman model 760 is the very reason why we see " actual product may vary " on packaging today.
Throughout the 70's Crosman seemed to very frequently find bins of discontinued 760 furniture that they had no problem with using even if it was a couple generations behind.

Makes sense.  The bean counters probably told the production guys to use up some of that NOS supply of replacement parts they had over produced and which was taking up valuable warehouse space.