Ever thought 'That is one ugly gun'.....

[mrto]

I think this every time i open an Airgun world magazine, most modern air rifles are ugly to me! One reason i havent bought one for years.

I agree,modern PCP's are pretty grotesque in the main.

[craig9mm]

wow, printing off copies of pic,to make xmas cards for fellow shooters(that I dont like)

[45flint]

Flint- That's a beauty compared with this beast (Beauty and the beast!! )..



John

You win!

[Abasmajor]

Hi,

I collect early British spring powered air pistols and consider the Cogswell & Harrison Certus to be just about as ugly as you can get. The pistol looks like it was assembled by Wallis and Grommit with some bits seemingly being added as an afterthought during manufacture. The pistol cocks like a Webley, but in the reverse direction which may have infringed the Webley patent leading to a very short production run. Don't really understand why a quality firearm company like Cogswell & Harrison felt the need to associate themselves with an air pistol and especially one of such an inelegant design. It does have a certain quirky appeal, but definitely one for the collector rather than the user.



Brian

[Garvin]

Hi,

I collect early British spring powered air pistols and consider the Cogswell & Harrison Certus to be just about as ugly as you can get. The pistol looks like it was assembled by Wallis and Grommit with some bits seemingly being added as an afterthought during manufacture. The pistol cocks like a Webley, but in the reverse direction which may have infringed the Webley patent leading to a very short production run. Don't really understand why a quality firearm company like Cogswell & Harrison felt the need to associate themselves with an air pistol and especially one of such an inelegant design. It does have a certain quirky appeal, but definitely one for the collector rather than the user.



Brian

Ungainly, yes, but ugly? I'm not sure..!

Brian what function does that rearmost 'strap' between the frame just above the grip and the breech have?

[ccdjg]

I know it's not a production gun, but this homemade air pistol pictured on a Russian airgun forum takes some beating in the beauty stakes:




The amazing thing is that the owner later entered it into a competition with other homemade airguns and it came second out of 5 entrants!






Now who wouldn't want one like that hanging on his wall?

[Garvin]

I know it's not a production gun, but this homemade air pistol pictured on a Russian airgun forum takes some beating in the beauty stakes:




The amazing thing is that the owner later entered it into a competition with other homemade airguns and it came second out of 5 entrants!






Now who wouldn't want one like that hanging on his wall?

I like the little palm shelf on the grip - must make it a lot more accurate.

[Lumberjack]

"Cogswell & Harrison"

Surely not. That's got to be photoshop case !!

Feeling queezy just looking at the picture.

Make the bad thing go away.

[Unframed Dave]

Hi,

I collect early British spring powered air pistols and consider the Cogswell & Harrison Certus to be just about as ugly as you can get. The pistol looks like it was assembled by Wallis and Grommit with some bits seemingly being added as an afterthought during manufacture. The pistol cocks like a Webley, but in the reverse direction which may have infringed the Webley patent leading to a very short production run. Don't really understand why a quality firearm company like Cogswell & Harrison felt the need to associate themselves with an air pistol and especially one of such an inelegant design. It does have a certain quirky appeal, but definitely one for the collector rather than the user.



Brian

I like that a lot Brian.

Dave

[harvey_s]

I know it's not a production gun, but this homemade air pistol pictured on a Russian airgun forum takes some beating in the beauty stakes:




The amazing thing is that the owner later entered it into a competition with other homemade airguns and it came second out of 5 entrants!






Now who wouldn't want one like that hanging on his wall?

I dread to think what the under-barrel vented housing contains!

[harvey_s]

Hi,

I collect early British spring powered air pistols and consider the Cogswell & Harrison Certus to be just about as ugly as you can get. The pistol looks like it was assembled by Wallis and Grommit with some bits seemingly being added as an afterthought during manufacture. The pistol cocks like a Webley, but in the reverse direction which may have infringed the Webley patent leading to a very short production run. Don't really understand why a quality firearm company like Cogswell & Harrison felt the need to associate themselves with an air pistol and especially one of such an inelegant design. It does have a certain quirky appeal, but definitely one for the collector rather than the user.



Brian

This one looks like a school metalwork project...hard to imagine a time when anyone thought this was a winner!

[Abasmajor]

Ungainly, yes, but ugly? I'm not sure..!

Brian what function does that rearmost 'strap' between the frame just above the grip and the breech have?

Hi Danny,

It's part of the rather crude automatic tap opening mechanism used on the pistol. I am only aware of three vintage spring air pistols which are tap loading, being the Abasmajor, Certus and one of the early Lincoln models. The long screw at the rear is a means of clearing a blocked barrel.



Happy Christmas
Brian

[Garvin]

Hi Danny,

It's part of the rather crude automatic tap opening mechanism used on the pistol. I am only aware of three vintage spring air pistols which are tap loading, being the Abasmajor, Certus and one of the early Lincoln models. The long screw at the rear is a means of clearing a blocked barrel.



Happy Christmas
Brian

Thanks Brian.

[Airsporterman]

I dread to think what the under-barrel vented housing contains!

Is that not a jiffy lighter for lighting his fags?

ASM

[Airsporterman]

Probably a very poor copy of a very poor Chinese gun!

ASM