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Can you help me choose a suitable rifle?

"Straight-hand style stock."

By John Knibbs

Monday, 11 May 2009

50 years in the gun trade and expert on all airguns

Q) I wonder if you could offer me any information on three particular air rifles, please? The first is a BSA, with the serial No L 15,647; the second is also a BSA, serial No S 74,625, with a patent No 3039-10, and the third one is a Deutsche Bundespatente Auslandpatente, cal 45/177 (E), and is made in Germany.
E. PINKNEY
Suffolk

A) The first air rifle, serial No L 15,647, is a BSA Standard Light Pattern air rifle in .177 calibre with a pistol hand stock and push-button catch on the cocking lever. It is lightweight and designed for youngsters or women. Your rifle was despatched from the factory on 31 May, 1923. The second one, serial No S 74,625, also by BSA, is a full-length, Improved Model Rifle, originally fitted with a straight-hand style stock. The “S” in the serial number indicates that it is fitted with a patent trigger mechanism, which utilises a double intercepting safety sear. This was covered by patent No 30,338 of 1910, but did not work as intended and the two moving parts of the mechanism, the sear and the trigger, were riveted together to work as a normal standard trigger. Your air rifle was despatched from the factory on 19 November, 1913. Unfortunately, I am afraid I cannot identify the third rifle from the information supplied.

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Comments

DAVE

Thu, 22nd Jul 2010 01:49:29

I am looking for some info on an air rifle that was passed down to me by my grandfather. On one side just above the stock it says made in Germany 03 78 on the other side if you caulk the action it says DEUTSCHE BUNDESPATENTE AUSLANDSPATENTE On top of the barrel it says "Original" mod 75 also CAL.4,5/.177 It also has a mark BKA 59 looks like serial number 006621 If there is anyone out there who could help me out with some info it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

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