Picked up a hw77k .177 tonight with a thumbhole stock,the stock is very nice and not like todays cs700....could it be an earlier version?,it also has the slim steel barrel weight/under lever catch and looking at the chamber you can make out the shape of what I would say was once a venom arms sticker.
The scope that came with it is the old gloss finish,it's a 2-7x32 a/o made in japan but the name on it is venom arms which is a bit of a bonus.
Is there anyway of checking the serial number to see if it was ever in the hands of venom arms?...rifle was made in west germany.

I will take some pics when the weather improves.