Meteors: when did they change from enamelling to blueing?

[Powderfinger]

Have a Meteor cylinder in my spares box. Trying to work out how old it is. It is blued with the typical BSA shallow scope rails. When did Meteors change from black paint finish to blueing?
Thank You.

[Dornfelderliebe]

Have a Meteor cylinder in my spares box. Trying to work out how old it is. It is blued with the typical BSA shallow scope rails. When did Meteors change from black paint finish to blueing?
Thank You.

With the Mk6 which is made of many Gamo parts but the cylinder is at least properly made and not the folded sheet metal construction. The barrel & sights are BSA the trigger, cylinder and piston are Gamo.
I can't be sure about the stock.
Remember the Mk1 was blued but you won't have one of them with the shallow scope rails.

[Powderfinger]

Thanks for that info. Do you know what year they started making Mark 6 ?

[Dornfelderliebe]

I nearly had to refer you to my signature on that but them remembered this on the BSA web site.

https://bsaguns.co.uk/about-us/history-ethos/

1993

[johnbaz]

I've a mk2 that is factory painted, Also have a mk1 that's Nickel plated, It's worn through on the barrel so it wasn't plated recently!!


John..