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  1. 21-04-2010, 09:29 AM #1
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    A really special BSA Imp.Mod D....!

    Got your attension...

    I wouldn't normally be selling this...but i'm saving for a...Lambretta...yea yea i've heard all the jokes before & i'm way toooo old for a "mid life crisis".. it doesn't matter how old you are,when the weather starts getting warmer (& you're still alive) you feel younger..well I think so anyway.

    Anyway..this is a BSA .177 Improved Model D side lever type catch.It stands a little over 39 inch's & is the forerunner of the "light" series.This type has the metal butt plate & one hole trigger block.It dates from around 1912/14 by the serial No.Everything is there & it works great.The factory stamped "logo" on the cylinder is offset to one side..but very crisp.

    Now the special bit....this is in the best condition I have ever seen a BSA pre war underlever...& i've owned/seen a lot.I have had "mint" sleepers that weren't as nice as this....so my conclusion is this has been refinished..just been honest.I've seen ones fresh back from being refinished by the trade (& costing a small fortune) that weren't a patch on this one.

    I know some collectors frown at items being unoriginal..but this is a thing of beauty & people do have their airguns "refreshed" for all kinds of reasons..let's call it being simular to cosmetic surgery.... Anyway i'll try & get pics up soon,if some nice BBS member would host them for me...

    I don't need to sell it desperately..so any daft offers will be ignored...unless you have a Lambretta to sell....i'm asking £300 posted.(UK)

    First to say on this thread.."I will have it" gets it.Thank you.
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  2. 21-04-2010, 10:42 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by hwvixen View Post
    Got your attension...

    I wouldn't normally be selling this...but i'm saving for a...Lambretta...yea yea i've heard all the jokes before & i'm way toooo old for a "mid life crisis".. it doesn't matter how old you are,when the weather starts getting warmer (& you're still alive) you feel younger..well I think so anyway.
    Yes. Yes. I know exactly where your coming from. Ive just bought myself a baby Harley-D.

    Good luck with the sale of what sounds a lovely rifle and enjoy your 'hair dryer' when you get it.

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  3. 21-04-2010, 11:23 AM #3
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  4. 21-04-2010, 11:54 AM #4
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    Hi, I have a nice Triumph 350cc for £3000.or a 350 Bullet for £1000.
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  5. 21-04-2010, 02:00 PM #5
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    Thanks for pics Neil...I guessed i'd get some reaction from you "hairy bikers"... A good Lammy's going to cost the same as a classic bike or small car...but the collectors .."must have this".. instinct has bitten me i'm afraid...& I won't settle till I get one now...

    Re "Hairdryer" quote...not heard that one before Ian...!! I'm told some really really modded scooters can hit 100mph now...almost as fast as a 125 bike.The down side is i've got to wear a crash helmet...when did that rule come in..?
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  6. 21-04-2010, 03:02 PM #6
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    Scooter

    I had a really nice TV175 in 1968, now that was fast

    Wish I still had it, worth a few bob now
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  7. 21-04-2010, 03:41 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris1 View Post
    I had a really nice TV175 in 1968, now that was fast

    Wish I still had it, worth a few bob now
    TV, Cool . I finally sold the Lambretta of my youth (a 1970 GP200) from the back of the garage two Christmas ago for £3000, and my last two Harley-Davidsons (x1 1200cc Sportster and x1 1340cc FXR) two Summers before that. Lambrettas and Harleys owned and loved by the same person though, how weird (I hear you cry). Yep I reply, I am the original Mocker .

    I now rag about on classic Jap stuff of the 1970s, and trials bikes, for my two-wheeled buzz. Just sold a CB550, a Z400, and an SLR 650cc however, as want something new to tinker with, so am currently on the lookout for either a Suzuki GT380cc triple, or a Morini 350cc Strada. I'm waffling now, and contravening bump rules (grey area here, I know, as we are in the gentlemen’s quarter ), so is probably best that I stop ...
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  8. 21-04-2010, 03:47 PM #8
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    you have pm
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  9. 21-04-2010, 04:14 PM #9
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    PM replied to Will...

    Gareth W.B. Some say...you could never fit on a Lammy.... not me I hasten to add.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hwvixen View Post
    PM replied to Will...

    Gareth W.B. Some say...you could never fit on a Lammy.... not me I hasten to add .
    ... Ha ha ... At 6ft.5" and 18+ stone, the 'some' in question, may've had a valid point.
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    Scooters are gay.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil. View Post
    Scooters are gay.
    Classic!
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  13. 21-04-2010, 06:57 PM #13
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    I'm seriously contemplating a "barge" joke...
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  14. 21-04-2010, 07:23 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by hwvixen View Post
    I'm seriously contemplating a "barge" joke...
    The only joke is with someone who sells a gun; to fund a an hairdryer.
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  15. 21-04-2010, 07:48 PM #15
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    Enough enough...i'm a mod okay..it's out now,I feel a new man

    Still got me Crombie somewhere...if the moths ain't had it.

    MOD & PROUD...
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