Hi John,
To add to your register I have sn 327, 'The Britannia' trademark on left side, 'Cox's patents C G Bonehill, Sole Manufacturer Birmingham' on top, 21" barrel in .177 The rear sight is of the twin leaf type, with the front one folding.
Hi John,
To add to your register I have sn 327, 'The Britannia' trademark on left side, 'Cox's patents C G Bonehill, Sole Manufacturer Birmingham' on top, 21" barrel in .177 The rear sight is of the twin leaf type, with the front one folding.
This one coming up for sale John
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/a...6-a984013b9bb5
They say its a .22, that doesnt always mean that it IS a .22
I have a very nice .177 britannia that came my way at Auction, after it was advertised as a .22. I was initially the unlucky bidder, but because it was found later to be a .177, the winning bidder pulled out,so they contacted me to see if I was still interested? I was, but not at the hammer price, so I did "my own greatly reduced deal" with the auction house - happy days
I agree - no standard Britannia in .22 is presently known - when they were new, the standard air rifle calibres were .177 and .25, with .22 coming later.
It would interesting if a collector local to the auction could check the calibre as Britannias were never marked with the calibre.
John