Looking for an RO77

[Philip122]

Hello to everyone,
Going back in time when I was a kid/teenager down our street all the kids had airguns except me I was not allowed one my dad would not entertain them any shape or fashion. (Made me the street freak)

Now 43 I can do what I want !!
What looking for is I dont know who made it is an air pistol called the
RO 72 -Short Barrelled version common version my mate had one.

But the ONE looking for is a RO 77 a longer barrelled version of this pistol.
If your from Grimsby in the 70s places we used to go shoot where back of Weelsby Woods , Peaks Tunnel part of a disused railway line
The docks - corporation dock in particular but we had to be careful the police / British Transport Police patrolled it regularlly .. let you get away with fishing there but not airguns allowed
Does anyone know if there is any available for sale please
Updated = 11 May 2010
Having done some more research on it , its made by Panther (Never heard of it!) and you could also get a metal skeleton stock that screwed into the back of the pistol
Which i never knew about .
there you go

[royalscotsgrays]

hi the ro 71, ro 72 ,ro 77 was made by gun toy of italy and the model name was panther i have a ro 71 panther sold by sussex armoury .kind regards mark

[Philip122]

Thank you I am now able to start looking and researching for one , its a start!!
Cheeers

[Iain K D]

Still in production, it would appear.

http://www.armisport.com/eng/dettagl...ottoFamiglia=7

I'm sure the short barrel pistol version has been imported into this country relatively recently.

Iain

[Philip122]

Still in production, it would appear.

http://www.armisport.com/eng/dettagl...ottoFamiglia=7

I'm sure the short barrel pistol version has been imported into this country relatively recently.

Iain

Cheers Iain that what it looked liked i never saw it with a stock though,
well what do i do next option 1 = Overtime
option 2 = put achild on e-bay
option 3 = Save and buy for me for me Christmas Prezzie!

[paul schindler]

hi mate, i have one that i bought off here a while ago. thing is, in a fit of boredom, i stripped it down and polished it back to the bare metal. i think it looks good but may not have the nostalgaic qualities you're looking for. it comes with a cheapy scope and the original stock extension and dates (i think) from the late 70's early 80's. fires fine and is surprisingly accurate. i also have the ro71 too!

[Philip122]

Cheers Paul I remeber the 70s RO72 , now above reply / thread from Iiam you can still buy them or a modified version .
As for stripping airguns down ,, no..NO not me the bloke who takes something apart puts it back together and still have a bit left on the dining room table (DOH!).
But still interested in what the 70s version looked like though.
Now your saying they also had a scope too , or able to fit a scope??