Hello, first time posting. I am Looking for any information and/or advice/source of further research on an old air rifle I have been given. Initial enquiries revealed that it is a 'Tell' air rifle but I can't find out much more. It has a hexagonal barrel with number 11 in the underside and the makers name on the top side. I will try and add some photos from the laptop later on. Any information would be greatly appreciated
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Pete your rifle will probably have been made before WW2.
'Tell' was a registered trademark of Oscar Will of Zella Mehlis, having previously been registered by Mayer & Grammelspacher (Diana).
Here are some branded Tells and here are some non-branded Tell-type guns.
Vintage Airguns Gallery
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I never knew that Danny. Could you point me at a source for that so I can have a read for my future articles. Ta
Thank you for your responses, I'll have a further search this weekend. I'm particularly interested in the number 11 on the underside of the barrel. The pictures posted show one similar to mine, with the silvery coating.