Quote Originally Posted by Leonardj View Post
A bit late to the party, but FWIW:

The name of the place where Crosman Canada was located in the early days is Dunnville - not "Dunnsville".

My own experience with the Crosman 150C pistols seems to be exactly opposite that of DT Fletcher.
Of all the 150C pistols that I have worked on over the years, the majority of which had come from the US, I have yet to encounter a 150C with the textured grip frame.
My own 150C was purchased in the US, and it has the smooth grip frame.

To my knowledge only the early 150s all had the textured grip frame, Then there was a transitional period with the introduction of the one-piece barrel/breech , where the guns could be found with either the textured frame, or the smooth frame. When the stock of textured frames were used up, the late guns were fitted with the smooth frames from that point onward.

I also recall reading somewhere, but cannot remember where at the moment, that all 150C guns were made exclusively at the Fairport factory, which seems supported by the fact that all the 150C guns bear the Fairport markings.
You are correct. It's Dunnville. Was simply too lazy to double check.

You are also correct on the 150C grip frame, finally dug out one of my 150C in the collection and it is indeed smooth and shiny just like the Canadian 150 models.

The 150 collection, which is fairly complete in having all known variations, has been in storage for years and was just recently pulled out. This was my first look at these guns in about a decade.

Increasingly faulty memory combined with laziness is not a great combination. And thanks for not letting me wander too far down fantasy lane. :-)