BSA Juvenile?

[Prewar]

I have a small BSA underlever I was thinking of selling, I am not sure if it a Juvenile or a Light Pattern....does anyone have a Juvenile and know the measurements? pic: http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...S/DSC00183.jpg

Also selling a couple of old BSA's in the sales section http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437792

[Garvin]

I have a small BSA underlever I was thinking of selling, I am not sure if it a Juvenile or a Light Pattern....does anyone have a Juvenile and know the measurements? pic: http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...S/DSC00183.jpg

Also selling a couple of old BSA's in the sales section http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437792

Scott the best way to tell if it's a Juvenile is the rear sight. If a Juvi it will have a little flip up leaf for longer ranges and no other vertical adjustment. It also has a smaller external cylinder bore size of 1 1/8" compared with 1 1/4" for the Light pattern.

[edbear2]

Hi Scott.......The instant give-away is the cylinder diameter......It is 1 1/4" on all prewar guns except the Juvenile, which is 1 1/8" (and the trigger block is 1 1/4", rather than the 1. 430" of normal prewars.......The overall length of a Juvenile is 35", but some of this is accounted for by the tiny, slim 11 inch stock, which is only 4 inches by 1 1/4 at the butt, meaning the stock bolt trap cover takes up almost a third of the area!

Barrel length to centre of loading hole is 15 1/2", and they should have a 2 leaf back sight, rather than the normal block/wheel arrangement

GARVIN CAN TYPE MORE QUICKLY THAN ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Prewar]

Eddie, it's that one with the straight stock you saw when you were round the other month, and thought might be a Juvenile. I think it's just a light pattern, but it is a small one

[edbear2]

Eddie, it's that one with the straight stock you saw when you were round the other month, and thought might be a Juvenile. I think it's just a light pattern, but it is a small one

Hi again Mate.......I remember that one, looked nice, especially the checkering I seem to remember.

A couple of pics to help.

Juvenile 10 and 20 yard leaf sight;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3122848...7623502154388/

Juvenile stock alongside 1928 Standard 14 1/4 stock;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3122848...7623502154388/

They also have a wedge fit trigger guard at the back....no pin (at least on this one)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3122848...7623502154388/

Juvenile and Sporting Imp Mod D's; (sorry...bit fuzzy!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3122848...7623502154388/

Ed..

[frakor]

Top to bottom:

Standard size,Light pattern and Juvenile:



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Frank

[edbear2]

Top to bottom:

Standard size,Light pattern and Juvenile:



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Frank

HI Frank.........nice set!........would it be possible to take a picture please of the cocking link on the Juvenile, as they don't seem to "sit" the same as the bigger guns.......ie. there is a gap between the shorter lever and the air cylinder base?

many thanks in advance, ed

[Garvin]

Couple here Eddie. You're quite right, the links don't sit as tight to the underside of the cylinder.

[hwvixen]

Nice pics boys....

[frakor]

This is how it is on mine:





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Frank

[mowerman]

Don't forget this could be a Junior instead of the Juvenile.
The Junior used the same diameter cylinder as the Light/Ladies pattern but it was shorter.

Paul.