A lil bump, just in case.
Morning chaps, I picked up a dinky little break barrel at Kempton at the weekend. Typical little turn of the 20th century thing with a clover leaf emblem on the cylinder and the name "ACE" inside the leaves. Nothing in any of my books and a Web search brings up hundreds of Sharp references.
Any knowledge out there?
Thanks
Dave
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A lil bump, just in case.
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If memory serves me well, l think these were rebadged inported Diana's by Pulverman. l saw one of these about 25 years ago and an other one about 10 years ago but, didn't buy it as the seller was asking to much. hope this might help.
Have had a quick squint and it does indeed resemble an early Diana Model 26. No trigger adjustment though and tiny at 35 3/4" overall length.
Dave
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Last edited by slow_runner; 15-12-2021 at 01:21 PM.
This is the clover leaf on the rifle...
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Dave
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Hi Dave,
I can't help thinking that I have seen at least one on my travels. Could it be a Japanese or Indian copy? I tested a Japanese break barrel some years ago and while it was very smooth to cock, the sights were miniscule and way too difficult to see with my old eyes.
Kind regards,
John
Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
Mistery solved, many thanks to Danny.
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....l-i-air-rifle/
And this little snippet from the blue book confirms it, also mentions Martin Pulverman and company.
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Dave
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