Not a Giffard, suspiciously like a Greener though

[Clank]

and CO2.
What the hell is it?







Liwering the cocking lever rotates the loading port at the top and it is .22 bore (I think, I haven't measured it and dare not put a pellet in it. The Co2 cylinder unscrews easily enough and the gun has a wonderful brown patina. No makers name that I can see though.

[Geezer]

Looks a lot like a modified Martini cartridge rifle action.

[Clank]

Looks a lot like a modified Martini cartridge rifle action.

I did think that, but the action is beautifully smooth and precise. However, on the trigger guard there is what I think to be a proof mark.
Confounds me that there is no makers name anywhere, nor a number.

[Geezer]

I did think that, but the action is beautifully smooth and precise. However, on the trigger guard there is what I think to be a proof mark.
Confounds me that there is no makers name anywhere, nor a number.

It looks to me like a Martini with the top chopped off at an angle and a new bit made to fit (held on by the screw at top right?) that contains the airgun firing mechanism and the rear sight. It has all the features of a Martini - trigger guard, trigger, lever, right-side cocking indicator.

[Mark D]

Can't help with the ID - it is a very pleasing looking rifle and that loading action would make a fast loading piece.

I would guess that it's a home made affair, there are a few gents on this forum that could make something like that

[Garvin]

Could it be a prototype of a London Giffard?

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....fle/#post-1466

[oldcurmudgeon]

My thoughts exactly, London Giffard and calibre should be .295.