It's good to hear from you mate 
I need to get the varnish off the stock and sort out / replace the bent barrel then get her reblued.
I'm very pleased to get this older model to go with my 1978 .177 Export and 1979 .22 Export
Matty
Originally Posted by
johnbaz
Hi Matty
Nice to see you back mate
From the serial# your 35 was made in around 1974, It's a pre safety model (Think the single sided safety came in in 1976), It'll have a leather piston seal and will probably click very loudly upon breaking the barrel open to cock it!!
This can be eliminated by fitting a nylon roller to the cocking link!
It's definitely walnut!!
I'm prettys sure that current Export models are made of Beech now rather than Walnut which is a shame but probably cost would be significantly higher even for bland Walnut these days!
The 35 is my favourite HW springer by far!!
John
Opportunity is missed by most people, because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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