Early BSA ID please (with a strange trigger guard!!)

[johnbaz]

Hi all

This belongs to an acquaintance on Facebook!

He has this early BSA with a serial of 2512 with no prefix letter..

It has a strange trigger guard that has split the stock


Clicky

And again

Last one

The loading tap assembly looks different to any of mine too


Can't see the end of the lever but I think it may be the bayonet type (I've asked him what type it is)..

So if anyone could say what it actually is i'll pass the info on to him


Cheers, John

[bazwong]

According to "BSA & LINCOLN JEFFRIES AIR RIFLES by John Knibbs, its the 1st ladies pattern of the 2nd batch of Lincoln Jeffries produced
Manufactured and dispatched from January to September 1906.

[johnbaz]

According to "BSA & LINCOLN JEFFRIES AIR RIFLES by John Knibbs, its the 1st ladies pattern of the 2nd batch of Lincoln Jeffries produced
Manufactured and dispatched from January to September 1906.

Hi Baz

Many thanks for the info, would that strange trigger guard be original or a home alteratiion??


Cheers, John

[micky]

Pic's not working.

[johnbaz]

Pic's not working.

Hmm!

That's strange as I can still view them



John

[bazwong]

Hi, The trigger guard looks right to me, loading tap too. I have one a little bit earlier than yours, and it's identical to yours.
P.S.
I got the pics no problem.

[bazwong]

P.P.S.
Mine has bayonet type loading lever.

[johnbaz]

Many thanks Baz

I've passed the info on, The chap said it belongs to his friend and that he may want to sell it, he asked me what I thought it was worth but I told him that I didn't know


I told him what i'd paid for a my Improved mod D and Standard mod2 (£100 and £130 for the Standard!)..


Would his gun be more rare or command a higher price for whatever reason??



Cheers, John

[edbear2]

Hi John, the early BSA's and Lincoln's had these long tang cast guards, and they were a pain to fit and inlet at the factory, so they fairly quickly went to the more normal type, so it is correct for this gun, as is the tap which goes right through and will be secured by a disc and keeper screw, or may have a knurled nut and spring.

The rearsight is wrong, off a later gun,and the foresight may be too, but need a pic...they should look like this;

http://www.network54.com/Forum/67044...age+BSA+sights

so I would say £120-150 is about right, but it does look to have been mullered around a couple of screw areas, so maybe some better pics would help mate.

HTH,

ATB, Ed

[johnbaz]

Hi John, the early BSA's and Lincoln's had these long tang cast guards, and they were a pain to fit and inlet at the factory, so they fairly quickly went to the more normal type, so it is correct for this gun, as is the tap which goes right through and will be secured by a disc and keeper screw, or may have a knurled nut and spring.

The rearsight is wrong, off a later gun,and the foresight may be too, but need a pic...they should look like this;

http://www.network54.com/Forum/67044...age+BSA+sights

so I would say £120-150 is about right, but it does look to have been mullered around a couple of screw areas, so maybe some better pics would help mate.

HTH,

ATB, Ed

Hi Ed

The screw for the lever pivot looks to have had the attention of an angle grinder as it has arc shaped marks around it

I asked for a pic of the front but don't think i'll get one as it's his mates gun


Thanks for the info



John

[frogboy]

£120 - £150 sounds reasonable, may get more for it as the prices of these seem to be on the move and some on gunstar aren't of this world