You like asking awkward questions, don't you Matty?
Unlike Weihrauch, Feinwerkbau either won't or can't supply dates relating to serial no's.
This debate has been going on for some time with I.J. and Garvin, amongst others, offering their qualified opinions but no 'specific' dates can be settled upon.
Your 127 is most likely to be a Mark 1, with the relatively low number and the plastic trigger. I have a 121 with a 1200 number and both 124's and 127's with numbers lower than 2,000.
Some records indicate that Beeman was negotiating with Feinwerkbau as early as 1973 and began importing the F12 and F120 into America in 1973. Manchester Air Guns started selling the 124 and 127 in 1978/79, although another importer brought them into Britain a little earlier.
I would guess that your 127 is from around 1980. The exact date is really irrelevant - just be satisfied that you now have one!!
ATB,
Eric
Last edited by Herpquest; 30-11-2010 at 08:29 PM.
Demic, miserable, grumpy old git! Feinwerkbau Sport Appreciation Society.
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