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*c-1890* German Made ‘Gem’ .177 Air Rifle. 21310. - 21310 The Gem started off back in the 1870’s, 20 years before many guns we consider as the beginning of the airgun era appeared. The American design was adopted in Germany, and manufacturing started. Made less from engineered steel, and more from castings. A classic Vintage rifle which was produced from around 1870 to about 1930. It was manufactured in both rifled and smooth bore barrels and in .177, .22 and the rare .25cal. This fine example is a .177 calibre. The history of the Gem rifle is all a bit vague and there are plenty of publications, but most of them are contradictory, no surprise there either. What is for certain though is that many were manufactured in Germany for Quackenbush when Haviland and Gunn sold their patents to Mr Henry Marcus Quackenbush of New York. C.G. Bonehill of Birmingham manufactured a modified version of the Quackenbush called the Britannia and this manufacture started around 1905. 16 ½ “barrel (33” overall length) with fixed front and rear sights. The wooden stock is in very good condition for its years with only a few age/use related marks. A steel butt plate is held by two screws. ‘Patent? GEM’ is imprinted on the barrel. See page 122 of Hillers Air Rifles for reference. The loading and firing actions work perfectly. Price includes UK delivery for this very early first series rifle. 21310 £195.00
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**RARE** MATCHING NUMBERS S484**1932-1934 1st Type ‘Spring Clip’ Webley Service MK II .22 Calibre Air Rifle with All Correct 1st Type Features. 21072. - 21072 This is an excellent original early 1930’s 1st Type Webley Service Mark II Air Rifle in .22 Calibre. These rifles also known as the 'Spring Clip Service' due to the spring barrel retention clip were introduced in 1932 and produced until introduction of the 2nd Type MK II C1934 (See Chapter 2 of Thrale's book Webley Air Rifles 1925-2005). The trigger guard of the rifle is stamped with serial number ‘S 484’ which is repeated on the underside of the barrel. The weapon is stamped with Patent No 371548 & model detail. The barrel is stamped '.22 Calibre'. The metal work retains its original blue finish. It has its original wood stock *minor signs of age related wear near the trigger guard* with chequered panel wrist & ribbed butt plate. It has its original correct 1st type, spring retaining catch, 1st type flip up rear sight, safety catch and has a ramp blade fore sight. It also has a folding two leaf sight. The rifle loads and fires crisply. The price for this very rare 1st type rifle includes UK delivery. 21072.
£1,275.00
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*Early 1919 BSA Standard No1 (L Prefix) ‘The 1919 Model’ .177 Air Rifle. AI 723. - AI 723 BSA never actually referred to the first air rifle they advertised after WWI as the ‘1919 Model’. This designation is taken from the sole year of manufacture and is used in this work to describe a transitional model between the pre and post WWI light pattern air rifles. The 1919 Model provides a link between the last of the pre WWI BSA Light pattern air rifles with the between the wars Standard No1 rifles, and for that reason is worthy of study. Manufactured : 1919, approximate serial number range L1 to L1400. The serial number ‘L979’ is located as usual above the two hole trigger block. The more rounded style of 1920s stock was standard by the time L999 was made, once stocks of the pre WWI flat bottom type had been exhausted. See pages 108-110 of John Milewskis ‘The Book of the BSA Air Rifle 1905-1939’. There are no etchings to the cylinder which is correct for this serial number. The stock bolt can be accessed by the removal of the serrated fitted wooden cover. The stock is in lovely condition with only minor age related marks. The pre WWI side button catch on the under lever works as it should. The metalwork is excellent, again with minor surface wear. The price for this rare piece includes UK delivery. AI 723. £345.00
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C1972 Daisy ‘Powerline 880’ .177 Calibre Underlever Air Rifle. 21081. - 21081 Daisy Outdoor Products (known primarily as Daisy) is an American airgun manufacturer known particularly for their lines of BB guns. It was formed in 1882 initially as the Plymouth Iron Windmill Company in Plymouth, Michigan, to manufacture steel windmills, and from 1888 started giving away BB-calibre air guns with each windmill purchase as a sales promotion. In the huge American shooting market the name ‘Daisy’ is known by everybody because, for a great many people this huge company supplied their first gun. Introduced in 1972 with a barrel Length of: 21.0" (Overall Length: 37.6”) an 11mm dovetail to accommodate a scope, a single-stage trigger and shooting BBs or .177 calibre pellets this is a real shooters rifle. The stock is moulded plastic with checkering woodgrain and shoulder piece and pistol grip is in excellent condition. It has a blade and ramp front sight and an adjustable rear. The plastic butt plate has the Powerline emblem *hairline split*. The barrel retains the majority of its original paint but the cylinder and lever have paint missing *see images*. The loading and firing actions work perfectly. Price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act with regards to the sale and delivery of this item apply. 21081. £175.00
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*Mint* German Made Diana 34 EMS Classic .22 Air Rifle. AI 720. - AI 720 This German made Diana 34 EMS Classic .22 air rifle has a two stage adjustable trigger with an automatic safety catch. It has a 3/8” milled dovetail rail and Tru-glo sights. It has a precision steel rifled barrel with adjustable alignment. The wooden stock is near perfect, and the metalwork is just as nice. The serial No is; ‘25065483’ which is stamped to the side of the barrel as is ‘Diana CAL 5.5/.22’. The Diana Logo along with ‘Diana 34 EMS’ is laser etched to the top of the cylinder. Firing at 10.68 ft/lbs the rifle cocks loads and fires with a nice tight action. The price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. AI 720.
£325.00
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1911-1914 BSA Air Rifle Light Model (Improved Model D) .177 Calibre Underlever Air Rifle Pistol Grip Stock Variant . AI 707. - AI 707 This is a very good original BSA Improved Model D Air Rifle. These rifles were made with both straight hand and pistol grip stocks and in different variations between 1905 and 1914 (see pages 20- 25 of the book ‘A Collectors Guide To Air Rifles’ By Hiller & pages 50-56 of The Book of the BSA Air Rifle by John Milewski). This example has its original pistol grip wood stock with correct chequered panels on the grip. The stock has a steel butt plate. The cocking arm has a ribbed release lever on the left side. It has a 17” rifled barrel and measures 39 ¼” overall. It has a blade foresight and adjustable dial rear sight. The metal work has even patina throughout. The air cylinder has BSA Improved Model D detail (illustrated). The left side of the weapon bears the serial number 63737. 403 is on the underside of the barrel. The loading port area is marked ‘Load’ and has the BSA piled arms logo. The underside of the cocking lever ‘BSA Patents 8761-04 25783-10 RD479972’. The underside of the barrel is marked ‘Rd No 479972’. The Rifle cocks, loads & fires as it should with a strong spring action. The price includes UK delivery. AI 707. £475.00
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C1957 Webley Mk III .22 Air Rifle. AI 701. - AI 701 The Webley Mk III was introduced in 1947 and was of a completely different design to the Mk II Service. In some ways it was a step backwards. The fixed-barrel, underlever, tap-loading configuration was very similar to that of pre-war BSAs; with design origins back to 1905, but with an extended stock to provide a wooden for-end. The Mk III initially included a sophisticated double-pull trigger, as per the Diana 45, but this proved fragile and only about 2,500 were made before it was replaced by a simplified, more robust mechanism. Webley, for reasons best known to itself, moved the loading tap lever to the right-hand side of the action for the Mk III. The blueing on the barrel and action is in good condition. It does have some marks mainly to the Rear of the cylinder and cocking lever where the blueing has worn but overall it is in good order. The stock is in generally good order, possibly birch *there is indentation on the pistol grip/stock grip and the previous owners initials on the butt*. It does feature a very pleasing striped grain. The serial number is ‘24964’ which dates the rifle in between 1957 & 1961 (See page 243 of Dennis Hillers ‘A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles’.
The rifle cocks, loads and fires with a nice tight action. The price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. AI 701
£295.00
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1960’s Webley Mark 3 .22 Calibre Under Lever Air Rifle With ‘A’ Prefix Serial Number. AI 691 - AI 691 Webley introduced their Mark 3 series of air rifles in 1947. In 1961 Webley began producing Webley MK 3 air rifles with a telescopic sight rail spot welded to the top of the air cylinder (see Page 237 to 243 of Hiller’s Book 'A Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The attractive tiger stripe hue woodwork and metal work of this example are in very good undamaged condition. The stock has a void inlaid roundel and a rubber recoil pad. It has an 18 ¾” clean rifled barrel with loading tap and measures 43 ½” overall. The underlever is stamped with serial number 'A 2585'. The air chamber has its original spot welded sight rail and the weapon is marked with model and manufacturer detail (illustrated). It has a shrouded block & blade fore sight and adjustable dial rear sight. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. AI 691
£275.00
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*Boxed* Gamo ‘Hunter 440’ .22 Air Rifle with Unused Hawke Vantage 2-7x32 AO Mil Dot Scope. 20791. - 20791 The Gamo Hunter 440 is a classic styled air carbine, composed of a minimalist last generation barrel and a water-based varnished wooden stock that has been laser engraved to provide a perfect grip. This ‘modern classic’ is a very balanced weapon that quickly adapts to all audiences due to its reliable optic fibre open sight, which makes it a really good option both for short-distance target shooting and plinking disciplines. This example comes in its original box with instructions/manual and scope rail. The rifle is in near mint condition with only minor suggestions of use. The Hawke Vantage 2-7x 32 scope comes boxed with end caps/covers and doesn’t appear to have been used *one rail clamp missing* (The Hawke Vantage 2-7×32 AO mil Dot scope offers a scope with mil Dot reticule system. The wide field of view offered from the low 2x starting point base magnification makes this ideal for use with night vision at close ranges; the Mil Dot reticule allows various aim points for shooting at the range. The rifle cocks, loads and fires with a nice tight action. The price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. 20791. £245.00
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DIANA MODEL 23 .177 Air Rifle. 20772:10 - 20772:10 This Diana Model 23 is marked ‘Made in Great Britain’ with the Diana trademark on the cylinder (which later changed to British Made), these were made by Millard Bros Ltd in Motherwell, Lanarkshire between the late 1940's and 1974, it's marking indicates it was from the earlier period of manufacture, it has been re-blued at some point in its lifetime. The barrel shows some pitting underneath the paint but which has the correct V blade sights. The stock has retained most of its varnished finish and is relatively mark free; it bears no visible serial number. The rifle cocks, loads and fires with a nice tight action. The stocks grip has the odd age related mark. Weighing 1.75kg and 95 cm in length it was clearly aimed at the ‘Childs first gun’ market. The price includes UK delivery. The rifle cocks, loads and fires with a nice tight action and comes in rifle case. The price includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. 20772:10. £145.00
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