Did BSA use walnut stocks on the S models?

[charlie350]

i have just bought a mercury challenger and it has a different stock than the other 5 BSA springers that i own. on the others you can tell right off they are beech. but the merc is much nicer!!! so does anybody know if they used walnut on any of there spring guns i keep trying to post pics but proving not so easy

[greasemonkey]

hi,the airsporter S had walnut stocks but not sure about other models.

[lafayette]

hi,the airsporter S had walnut stocks but not sure about other models.

I've got a Mercury Challenger and the stock is definitely walnut. It looks a lot better than all the other Airsporters and Mercurys which I have.

Lafayette.

[Gareth W-B]

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Hi. All Airsporter S variants, all Mercury S variants, and possibly all Challenger variants (caveat here is I am certain I've handled an example of the latter in beech -- or if it wasn't beech it was a particularly bland and low grade / grained walnut), wore walnut as standard when new. Hope this helps?

[richc]

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Hi. All Airsporter S variants, all Mercury S variants, and possibly all Challenger variants (caveat here is I am certain I've handled an example of the latter in beech -- or if it wasn't beech it was a particularly bland and low grade / grained walnut), wore walnut as standard when new. Hope this helps?

There is a Challenger on Gunstar at the moment, I'm sure it's a Beech stock judging by the Photos. It's on the 1st page if you search for Airguns only.
Rich

[pennineway.fswo]

I have owned a number of Airsporter S and Mercury S models
These all had walnut stocks

However I am sure that the Challengers I have handled had beech stocks

John Knibbs advertised/advertises the Challenger stocks as beech at £60

John

[cnw762]

I had a Mercury 'S' in the early 80's it definitely had a beautiful walnut stock, the Airsporter S had the same. Wish i still had it but there ya go .