Trying to Identify a Rifle

[Gamocfx]

Hi,

This is a long shot as my memory is a bit sketchy but I am trying to identify a rifle that I once owned back in the 1990's. I purchased a break barrel .22 rifle from Jeans Military Memories in east Lancs just because it looked different from anything that I had seen before. They actually had several of these.

The rifle had a long reinforcing vented "bar" on top of the barrel like one sometimes sees on a shotgun and was stamped made in West Germany (could have been east!). So this would make it pre 1989. Other than its distinctive look I don't remember much else about it, I don't think it even had a makers name on it. Not long after purchasing it I lent it a friend of a friend and eventually forgot about it. Now I would like to locate one of these just for old times sake, it was not a particularly accurate rifle as I recall.

So, not much to go on but if anyone has seen one I'm sure you would remember it-hopefully better than I can!

Thanks for the help.

[AC all day]

Could it have been a Norica Massimo...its the only one I know with a vented rib?? It fits your time frame not sure about german stamps though...

[Gamocfx]

AC, you may be correct but I thought mine had an all wooden stock. Excellent skills recalling this Norica. I don't think that I have ever seen one before but it looks unique. I think I want one!
I am pretty sure it had the made in East/West Germany stamps on but it was along time ago now.
Sadly I am at work and can't look on any gun sites (strangely the BBS works) but I will certainly look up the Norica when I get home.

[tom24]

Hi guys
I m thinking its a UMAREX WILDLIFE - right era and country of manufacture
STAY SAFE ALL
TOM

[MDriskill]

Gotta admit I'd never heard of the Norica Massimo, and don't see it in any of my reference books. But Tom Gaylord did a nice illustrated review and test of it several years back:

https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2009...assimo-part-1/

[mallyally]

Hi,

This is a long shot as my memory is a bit sketchy but I am trying to identify a rifle that I once owned back in the 1990's. I purchased a break barrel .22 rifle from Jeans Military Memories in east Lancs just because it looked different from anything that I had seen before. They actually had several of these.

The rifle had a long reinforcing vented "bar" on top of the barrel like one sometimes sees on a shotgun and was stamped made in West Germany (could have been east!). So this would make it pre 1989. Other than its distinctive look I don't remember much else about it, I don't think it even had a makers name on it. Not long after purchasing it I lent it a friend of a friend and eventually forgot about it. Now I would like to locate one of these just for old times sake, it was not a particularly accurate rifle as I recall.

So, not much to go on but if anyone has seen one I'm sure you would remember it-hopefully better than I can!

Thanks for the help.

Dont know about the rifle but I used to love going to Jeans mm they had some awesome stuff in there must have bought at least ten guns off her in the day including my fwb sport a really early one with the plastic butplate !

[Gamocfx]

Hi guys
I m thinking its a UMAREX WILDLIFE - right era and country of manufacture
STAY SAFE ALL
TOM

Good shout it did look similar barrel wise but it had a wooden stock. Strange looking air rifle that Wildlife!

[Gamocfx]

Dont know about the rifle but I used to love going to Jeans mm they had some awesome stuff in there must have bought at least ten guns off her in the day including my fwb sport a really early one with the plastic butplate !

Me too Mally! That shop had a bit of everything, medals, replicas, militaria and air guns. I bought the unknown rifle this thread is about from them and a few Gamos. The strangest one being the statical.

Where on earth would one start to look for a Norica Massimo? Did they ever see these shores. I know there was the large Norica Maxima (?) not the new one an older version that was nice...

[MDriskill]

Norica Massimo (from the link I posted above).

[Gamocfx]

Norica Massimo (from the link I posted above).

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