quote: 'I bought mine new in Jan 1987 from City Air Weapons in Lincoln (£82.40 posted! the good old days eh! ) so it was current around then.'

I bought mine about then, also from City Air Weapons. I still have the sales receipt.
I sold it a few years later, sometime around 1994, as it was not getting much use ... I favoured my HW77K.

How I now regret selling it.

Cheers, Phil