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    BSA production dates/letters/cal's...

    hopefully

    BSA gun date letters
    Prefix Gun Calibre Date
    A CADET 0.177 1945/46
    AA BUCCANEER 0.177 1979-
    B CADET 0.177 1946/49
    BA CADET 0.177 1949/51
    BC CADET 0.177 1951/59
    C CADET MAJOR 0.177 1947/49
    CA CADET MAJOR 0.177 1949/55
    CC CADET MAJOR 0.177 1955/57
    DA BUCCANEER 0.22 1979-
    E CLUB MK1 0.177 1948/50
    EA CLUB MK1 0.177 1950/54
    EB CLUB MK1 0.177 1955/57
    EC CLUB MK1 0.177 1958
    ED CLUB MK2 0.177 1959
    EE AIRSPORTER+FEW CLUB MK2 0.177 1959/65
    EF AIRSPORTER MK2 0.177 1965/67
    EG AIRSPORTER MK2 0.177 1967/68
    EK AIRSPORTER MK4 0.177 1969/71
    EL AIRSPORTER MK5 0.177 1971/74
    EN AIRSPORTER MK5 AND 6 0.177 1974-
    EP AIRSPORTER 'S' 0.177 1979-
    G AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1948/54
    GA AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1955/56
    GB AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1956/58
    GC AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1958/59
    GD AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1959/65
    GE AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1965/67
    GF AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1967/68
    GG AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1968/69
    GI AIRSPORTER MK4 0.22 1969/71
    GJ AIRSPORTER MK5 0.22 1971/74
    GL AIRSPORTER MK 5 AND 6 0.22 1974-
    GM AIRSPORTER 'S' 0.22 1979-
    K MERLIN 0.177 1962/64
    KA MERLIN 0.177 1964/68
    L MERLIN 0.22 1962/64
    LA MERLIN 0.22 1964/68
    M CADET MAJOR 1947/48
    N METEOR MK1 0.177 1959/62
    NA METEOR MK2 0.177 1962/66
    NB METEOR MK2 0.177 1966/68
    ND METEOR MK3 0.177 1967/69
    NE METEOR MK3 AND SUPER METEOR MK3 0.177 1969/73
    NG METEOR MK4 AND SUPER METEOR MK4 0.177 1973-79
    NH METEOR MK5 AND SUPER METEOR MK5 0.177 1979-
    PA SCORPION 0.177 1977-
    PB SCORPION 0.22 1977-
    T METEOR MK1 0.22 1959/62
    TA METEOR MK2 0.22 1962/66
    TB METEOR MK2 0.22 1966/68
    TD METEOR + SUPER MK3 0.22 1967/69
    TE METEOR + SUPER MK3 0.22 1969/73
    TG METEOR + SUPER MK4 0.22 1974/78
    TH METEOR + SUPER 0.22 1979-
    W CADET 0.177 1949/50
    W MERCURY MK1 0.177 1971/73
    WB MERCURY MK2 0.177 1974/78
    WC MERCURY MK3 0.177 1978-
    WH MERCURY S 0.177 1980-
    Y CADET MAJOR 0.177 1949-
    Z MERCURY MK1 0.22 1971/73
    ZB MERCURY MK2 0.22 1974/78
    ZC MERCURY MK3 0.22 1978-
    ZH MERCURY S 0.22 1980-

    i can't remember where i copied this from but i wrote it out by hand about 15 years ago

    there may be updates but i don't know of any...

    there are two 'W's, one for a cadet and one for a mercury, this is just how i copied it and dennis hiller seems to bear this out in his enlarged third edition of the collectors book of air rifles

    hope this helps someone

    thanks to magicesperanto for telling me how to put up on here (i hadn't a clue yet it was so easy


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    Excellent. Thank you John. Perhaps the mods could make this a 'Sticky' for this section and we can refer the many 'What year/model/gun' type enquires to it.

    ATB
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    damn- i just spent ten minutes opening the spaces up again and by the time i'd finished, it had logged me out, i was told that i don't have permission to take this action and that i should refresh the page


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    Additional:

    AR - Supersport .177
    AS - Spitfire .177

    C - Standard Club.177

    DN - Super Ten .177
    DP - Super Ten .177 ?

    ER - Airsporter S Mk II .177 1983-85
    ES - Airsporter S MkIII 1985-86
    ET - Stutzen & Carbine .177 1985-86

    GN - Airsporter Mk VII .22 1983-86
    GP - Airsporter S Mk II .22 1985-85
    GS - Goldstar .22 1991-2000
    GT - Goldstar .177 1991-2000

    RA - Scorpion pistol .22 1972 -
    RB - Scorpion pistol.22 1972-94

    RH - Superstar .22 1990-2001

    T - BSA Standard .22 1936-39

    ZR - Airsporter RB2 .22 1992-2000
    ZT - Airsporter RB2 Stutzen .22 1992-2000
    1A - Firebird .177 2001-current
    2A - Firebird .22 2001 - current.

    According to The Golden Century by John Knibbs.

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    Many thanks johnbaz and I. J. been looking for that info for yonks.

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    what he says ^^ thanks John & Ian

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    There is also a very exhaustive list of serial number prefixes, rifles and dates in the back pages of John Knibbs' book, "The Golden Century".

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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post

    According to The Golden Century by John Knibbs.



    ATB
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    Quote Originally Posted by slug-gun View Post
    There is also a very exhaustive list of serial number prefixes, rifles and dates in the back pages of John Knibbs' book, "The Golden Century".
    Thats news to me!

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    Just Bumping this up for any new members


    It's stickied in the vintage section over on the BSAOG too



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    Thumbs up

    Bumping this up as the dates thing on the Knibbs site has gone now, I think you have to contact them and pay for them now!


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    If you do a Google search for WHAT'S MY BSA then one of the first hits that shows will take you to the list of prefix letters on the John Knibbs website.
    It's quite a long list, with all the variations used on the different models, including for mark, year and calibre.
    The website has always had this available, but it was easier to find it on their older style site rather than the current new one.

    Best regards, Clogger

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLOGGER View Post
    If you do a Google search for WHAT'S MY BSA then one of the first hits that shows will take you to the list of prefix letters on the John Knibbs website.
    It's quite a long list, with all the variations used on the different models, including for mark, year and calibre.
    The website has always had this available, but it was easier to find it on their older style site rather than the current new one.

    Best regards, Clogger
    Cheers Clogger

    I always went in to their site then clicked on a button at the top right of the page which seemed to disappear once the site was updated!!


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    Just discovered a cc cadet major in the loft so will be giving it a refresh at some point

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