smaller size BSA stock ?

[Shed tuner]

I bought a BSA stock cheaply on the bay.. it was supposed to be for a light pattern. I thought it looked a bit petite around the pistol grip, but proceeded to repair a big crack first.

That's now done, but when I offered it up to my own L, its clearly smaller - only about 1/2" smaller in length, but the diameter of the "head", where it abuts the metal action, is about 1/8" smaller, and the pistol grip is a little smaller too.

Except for the dimensional differences, looks like any other BSA underlever stock - so what's it off please ?

[mrto]

From a Breakdown pattern possibly?

https://www.vintageairgunsgallery.co...65f76d818b.jpg

[Shed tuner]

From a Breakdown pattern possibly?

https://www.vintageairgunsgallery.co...65f76d818b.jpg

I was wondering that... do they have a small diameter action where it meets the woodwork ?

[mrto]

I was wondering that... do they have a small diameter action where it meets the woodwork ?

Without getting my Standards and Breakdown pattern out for comparison,(in the loft) from memory I think the Breakdown does have a smaller diameter trigger block.

[sarpaul]

i was wondering if was from the bsa juvenile?

[Shed tuner]

thanks for the suggestions.. if anyone has and dimensions they can share, especially trigger block diameter, that would help me out..

[Lakey]

It is definitely from a 1930's BSA breakdown Pattern. The Juvenile was a pre-WW1 gun and had a completely different pistol hand stock.Also the shape of the stock confirms that it is from the Breakdown pattern as the overhang for the web of the thumb was smaller on that stock , than on the similar, but large BSA Standard air rifle.

See here