Are you able to date my BSA shotguns?

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Are you able to date my BSA shotguns?

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

I have two BSA shotguns: one is serial number 37473, the other 25947. Are you are able to date them?

A:

Despite the vast difference in numbers, your two BSA shotguns were despatched from the factory at Small Heath, Birmingham, only two weeks apart!

No.37473 was despatched on on July 30, 1923 and the other on August 13, 1923.

The serial numbers of BSA shotguns bear no relationship to their date of despatch.

I own and use a matched pair with a difference of 275 between their serial numbers, even though both guns were finished and despatched on the same day, also in 1923.

The BSA shotgun was introduced in 1920 and, over the next 19 years, more than 48,000 were built in eight different models of 12-bore.

Some 40,000 were sold in the first five years of production.

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Comments

hamza

Sat, 26th Feb 2011 09:11:06

i have a 12 ga double barrel S by S smooth bore shotgun with internal firing mechanism, it's serial no is 43581, could someone tell me about its manufacture dates thanx

Andre Barnard

Sun, 26th Dec 2010 10:33:37

Good day, I have two air guns and am very interested in finding their date of manufacture. The first is a BSA no. 2 under lever air rifle The serial stamped on the gun is "S 45500" The second is the Webley & Scott "junior" .177 air pistol. The serial stamped on the front of the weapon is "4118" Your help would be much appriciated Regards, Andre

kieran fleming

Thu, 7th Oct 2010 00:23:52

i have a bsa shotgun b421 i want to get an age for and your help will be appreicated it was my dads gun and he bought it second hand i think sometime in the early 1960 thanks kieran

padmundo

Fri, 17th Sep 2010 20:46:50

Where was this information on the manufacturing dates derived from? Where would someone go to find out this information?

Udayjayaraj

Tue, 29th Dec 2009 01:48:50

I posses a BSA 12guage smooth bore Shot Gun No; 23186 made by BSA England,could you tell me the year of manufacture and what will be the resale value for this firearm.

Garan

Sun, 25th Oct 2009 16:15:32

I have recently acquired a BSA single 12 serial # YB0112. I looked BSA up online and they didn't start producing the single barrel 12 gauges until the '60s, but still I would like some more detail if you could help. If there is anything I should be looking for to help please let me know. Garan

Gaynor

Tue, 4th Aug 2009 16:28:49

I have a BSA shotgun serial number 6045 - can anyone tell me what year it was produced and what its correct insurance value should be? many thanks

Daniel

Sat, 2nd May 2009 22:41:07

im 13 but at what age can i apply for a firearms licence and own a shotgun???

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