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sometimes1 Help identifying old air rifle 24-12-2018, 01:15 PM
homebrew.357 Hell, I don`t think I would... 24-12-2018, 02:38 PM
Tommy Try Youngs airguns 24-12-2018, 02:44 PM
sometimes1 The guy iam mates with is in... 24-12-2018, 02:44 PM
Guest could be a jem ill dig my... 24-12-2018, 04:38 PM
gonetropo i would be storing it... 24-12-2018, 04:49 PM
sometimes1 Awesome :cool: 24-12-2018, 04:50 PM
Cordite It looks like a very... 24-12-2018, 04:51 PM
sometimes1 That’s gold:thumbs: 24-12-2018, 04:56 PM
sometimes1 My old mate found it at a... 24-12-2018, 04:54 PM
300CALMAN wow that's quite a find more... 24-12-2018, 05:21 PM
sometimes1 Bloody awesome 177 it is... 24-12-2018, 05:24 PM
Cordite You're welcome. Give my... 24-12-2018, 05:47 PM
gonetropo wow!! what a find dont try a... 24-12-2018, 05:25 PM
sometimes1 Thanks very much for every... 24-12-2018, 07:02 PM
  1. 24-12-2018, 01:15 PM #1
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    Help identifying old air rifle

    My old mate has this really old air rifle that he wants to get working so does know the make and when it was made looks like it’s mostly cast really neat little air rifle


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    Hell, I don`t think I would touch it till you found out it`s make and history, it could be worth a lot as is but if you start to clean it up that could bugger the value. I`ve got one to clean up as well, Crosman 766.
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    Try Youngs airguns
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    The guy iam mates with is in his eightes he thinks it could be from the thirtys or my be earlier
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    could be a jem ill dig my book out if I can find it
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    i would be storing it somewhere warm and dry and leaving it alone till you find out what its worth
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    It looks like a very old/early air rifle, like a Diana Gem, but the Gems don't have the piston cylinder going all the way to the toe of the gun. It is actually a bullpup air rifle. Agree don't rush into cleaning it up.

    Anyway... at least found an interesting airgun story on my trawl for early air guns:

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mily-home.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    It looks like a very old/early air rifle, like a Diana Gem, but the Gems don't have the piston cylinder going all the way to the toe of the gun. It is actually a bullpup air rifle. Agree don't rush into cleaning it up.

    Anyway... at least found an interesting airgun story on my trawl for early air guns:

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mily-home.html
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    My old mate found it at a dump decades ago
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    wow that's quite a find more than 100 years old
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    Bloody awesome 177 it is picking my old mate tomorrow for Xmas lunch he has no family dedicated his whole life to shooting still shooting competitively for 68 years still going I will show him tomorrow thanks very much Cordite
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    Quote Originally Posted by sometimes1 View Post
    Bloody awesome 177 it is picking my old mate tomorrow for Xmas lunch he has no family dedicated his whole life to shooting still shooting competitively for 68 years still going I will show him tomorrow thanks very much Cordite
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    wow!! what a find
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    Thanks very much for every ones help with this every one have a good Christmas and new year


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