Bsa Supersport History and Info (parker hale, bsa lighting)

[evert]

As I dont see it mentioned in the VERY informative first post, the different supersport/lightning troggers deserve some mention:

-Early supersports, both Mk1 and Mk2, shared the simple plastic single stage trigger blade of the Meteor Mk5.

-At some time the plastic trigger blade was changed to a machined and anodized aluminium version, which was spring loaded and gives the impression of a two-stage trigger.

-Later, the machined and anodized blade was changed to a cast version, which retains the pseudo-two-stage function.

-the steel parts of the trigger mechanism was at some time changed from hardened steel stampings to cast or maybe sintered parts.


Can anyone place approximate dates for the changes mentioned above?

[Brano]

I have a .22 SS Carbine and have tried to het a year and country of manufacture from BSA and Knibbs. Both couldn't help. It has an S prefix before the numbers , no maxi rail, plastic trigger and has the barrel weight for a mod and the rear sight is on a raiser. It's in lovely condition and seems very well made. The barrel is stamped BSA Guns England rather than BSA Guns LTD England.

It's a bit frustrating not knowing its year of manufacture or where made if anyone has any ideas they would be welcome.
Cheers

[evert]

I have a .22 SS Carbine and have tried to het a year and country of manufacture from BSA and Knibbs. Both couldn't help. It has an S prefix before the numbers , no maxi rail, plastic trigger and has the barrel weight for a mod and the rear sight is on a raiser. It's in lovely condition and seems very well made. The barrel is stamped BSA Guns England rather than BSA Guns LTD England.

It's a bit frustrating not knowing its year of manufacture or where made if anyone has any ideas they would be welcome.
Cheers

The only Supersport or Lightning I have seen with the plastic blade here in norway is probably a quite early gun. It does NOT have the "anti beartrap" system, but all the guns I have seen with the machined aluminium trigger has had the "anti bearstrap safety".
My dad bought a Lightning (not the XS) sometime around 2000-2002, which has the machined aluminium trigger blade.
I have never seen any plastic tigger blades on supersports or lightnings in the stores after that, so I presume the plastic blade was dropped sometime before 2000.

But that is my assumption. If anyone can share more info on this, and perhaps when the anti beartrap safety was introduced, please do!