Crosman 118

[Lawrie Amatruda]

My collection of Crosman 118 repeaters, the two in the middle are known sporter models, because of the sleeker shape of their stock.

[IMG]000_1585 (2) by Lawrence Amatruda, on Flickr[/IMG]

000_1586 (2) by Lawrence Amatruda, on Flickr

Cheers, Lawrie.

[Mark D]

Love em

[45flint]

Wow beautiful. Interesting this last week they started selling off the DT Fletcher collection in the US. They say about 150 guns, should be interesting. I just bought one of his first model 101s. Arrives in a few days.

[gingernut]

Nice

The Tube magazines are hilarious.
Pellets end up on the floor ,or if you are an expert like me and release the spring at the wrong time ,you hit yourself in the face.

[AllanM]

They all look superb -- thanks for sharing them with us Lawrie.

Are the stocks on the first two and the last one elm?

[Lawrie Amatruda]

They all look superb -- thanks for sharing them with us Lawrie.

Are the stocks on the first two and the last one elm?

I'm not sure but have always been under the impression they are American walnut, someone may be able to enlighten us on that, I know Dean Fletcher said that a lot of Crosman stocks were laminated, but I can assure everyone these are not.

[the green man]

hi how many shots do you get from them

[45flint]

They are Elm. Just looks like laminate because of the grain pattern. My theory was they could get the wood cheap cause Dutch Elm disease was killing them during that period of time. Crosman was known to save a buck. Lol

[johnbaz]

OH WOWSER!!

Those are beauties Lawrie, Can't say i've seen one before!


John..

[johnbaz]

They are Elm. Just looks like laminate because of the grain pattern. My theory was they could get the wood cheap cause Dutch Elm disease was killing them during that period of time. Crosman was known to save a buck. Lol

I've a Haenel model 1 that had a grainy stock, I was told it was Elm too!




John

[Lawrie Amatruda]

hi how many shots do you get from them

I’m sorry, I can’t answer that question, I would think, with the volume of Co2 the reservoirs hold you would get something like 80 shots per fill, they have a power adjuster, so the shot count would be variable, I’m a collector and plinker, I make sure all my guns are in working order by servicing and resealing them, making sure they don’t go over the limit, then every now and again get them out for some plinking.

Cheers, Lawrie.

[Lawrie Amatruda]

I've a Haenel model 1 that had a grainy stock, I was told it was Elm too!




John

That settles it then Elm they are, I must say the grain seems to improve after being refinished, this may be due to fading over the years, and then being brought back to life.

Cheers, Lawrie.

[Mark D]

Well some of us just have to make do with 1

[IMG]DSC02704 by Mark Davis, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]DSC02708 by Mark Davis, on Flickr[/IMG]

[micky2]

What a nice group of Crossman's. l quite like the stocks as well.

[cinedux]

Dean would frequently put the image of a leaf at the foot of whatever text he had just written. The leaf was from an elm tree....