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    bsa pre war

    who knows about them in 177 here ???? my mates got one t series it has stamped side of trigger 39 inches long in rough shape

    and number

    t128 shoots alright to be fair

    what year is it please

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    The T prefix BSA's were made between 1936 and 1939. So your friends would be 1936

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    Quote Originally Posted by let me shoot it View Post
    who knows about them in 177 here ???? my mates got one t series it has stamped side of trigger 39 inches long in rough shape

    and number

    t128 shoots alright to be fair

    what year is it please
    The 'T' is probably a number or an 'L'. The 'T's were only in .22 cal (and approx 45in) and 39in long is a Light pattern.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
    The 'T' is probably a number or an 'L'. The 'T's were only in .22 cal (and approx 45in) and 39in long is a Light pattern.
    177 sent me a whats app shooting it .....


    so i have to go one better

    so if its an L what year would that be

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    ps i would get a picture up but this does not give me the option here ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by let me shoot it View Post
    177 sent me a whats app shooting it .....


    so i have to go one better

    so if its an L what year would that be
    Forgot that the T prefix were all .22

    The L prefix rifles were made between 1919 and 1936

    So if your friends is a low serial number than it would place it around 1919.

    Unless it is actually a T prefix trigger block attached to a .177 cylinder and barrel. In that case its a parts rifle more commonly known as a 'Bitsa'.

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    i like that more that would upset him

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    Quote Originally Posted by Huttles94 View Post
    Unless it is actually a T prefix trigger block attached to a .177 cylinder and barrel. In that case its a parts rifle more commonly known as a 'Bitsa'.
    True, Jake, It didn't occur to me it might be a bitsa.

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    like i say its 177 is it a bsa bitza 177???

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    The picture of the serial number could do with being retaken. Flash makes it a bit hard to read. So cant tell for sure what it is. Looks like a T or a L but the letter (if it is a letter) seems to be smaller than the numbers (numbers look odd to). Again kind of hard to tell with the flash glare on the photo.

    Well one thing for sure is that, as far as I know, the L and T Prefix rifles did not have a side button lever(?)

    Looks like a Improved mod D or a early Standard (S prefix). Looks way too long to be a L prefix.

    So from what I can see. Could be a Bitsa...

    Serial number looks fairly well worn away so without inspecting it in person, its kind of hard to tell.

    Though I am sure there are people on here with more knowledge and better eyes that can solve this mystery!

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    must of done 50 photos but that letter t is the one that stands out the rest are guesswork

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