Originally Posted by
Garvin
I checked back in my FWB info folder and found a post by Joe "Jeweller" Tousignant with an email from Feinwerkbau Westinger & Altenburger GmbH, dated June 2001, saying:
The FEINWERKBAU air-pistols Mod. 65 were produced
from 1965 - 1998, the air-pistols Mod. 80 from
1977 - 1986 and the air-pistols Mod. 90 from 1982
- 1992.
Another FWB email said:
From air-pistol Mod. 65 we produced approx.
145.000 pcs.,
from air-pistol Mod. 80 approx. 48.000 pcs.,
from air-pistol Mod. 90 approx. 20.000 pcs.
I have one of the blocking plates and screw somewhere (not for sale) which I can dig it out if you want pics/dimensions etc?
Thanks for the production info - I had no idea the production period for the Model 65 was so long compared to the Model 80 - no wonder there are so few of them compared to the Model 65 - but I am surprised about the number of Model 90 pistols made as I thought they were deemed to be a bit of a flop - but then they did take 10 years just to make 20,000 so I guess the sales could be described as "steady".
The blocking plate pictures with dimensions would be interesting as it should be simple enough to make a replica - but I would like to know the length of the supplied screw and the thickness of the plate to see how much screw thread was held in the casting.
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