FOR SALE Vintage R071 and R072 pistols

[Mrs. H]

FOR SALE
2x vintage Air Pistols:
RO71 .177 break barrel
RO72 .177 break barrel

According to John Griffiths’ superb Air Pistol Encyclopedia book these were made from about 1973 to 1994. The ‘GT’ logo to the grip stands for “Gun Toys” of Milan, Italy, though it was also retailed here in the UK under a number of different tradenames such as the Panther de Luxe, Bullseye and Hotshot de Luxe.

RO71.
This is an Italian made break barrel .177 pellet air pistol octaganol cylinder, black enamelled alloy construction and brown plastic two piece grips. Original rear and fore sight.

Condition; good. Original brown plastic grips with no repairs. The raised thumb rest to the left hand grip has a slight chip to its top edge; see the enlarged images. Original removeable forsight with dart shaped index. Plastic ramp type rear sight. Frame finish shows general wear and there are various scuffs and marks; see the enlarged piccies. Marked RO 71 CAL. 4.5-177 MADE in ITALY.
Cocks fine but doesn’t fire; more of a phut than a bang so needs attention. Barrel length 7.25”, total weight 1.07kg, overall length 13.2”.
Serial number 092811.

Asking £25 posted for this one.

Whole pistol facing right
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...fink/rop11.jpg

whole pistol facing left
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...fink/rop12.jpg

underside
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...fink/rop10.jpg

chip to grip detail
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/rop1.jpg

action broken
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/rop3.jpg

breech detail
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/rop4.jpg

back
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/rop5.jpg

grip lhs
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/rop6.jpg

grip rhs
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/rop7.jpg

rearsight
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/rop9.jpg

foresight
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/rop8.jpg


RO72.
This is an Italian made break barrel .177 pellet air pistol with japanned steel rifled barrel, two stage trigger and black plastic one piece grip / frame. Original rear and fore sight and comb to top.

Condition; good. Black plastic frame is intact with no losses, cracks or repairs. Original removeable foresight with pawn shaped index. Plastic rear sight is broken as can be seen. Japanned body finish shows general wear and there are various scuffs and marks; see the enlarged piccies. Marked RO 72 CAL. 177 MADE in ITALY.
Cocks and fires fine. Barrel length 7.28”, total weight 0.9kg, overall length 13.8”.
Serial number 146845.
Asking £39 posted.

Piccies:

Whole pistol right
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro1.jpg

whole pistol left
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro4.jpg

foresight detail
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/ro10.jpg

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro9.jpg

broken rear sight
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/ro11.jpg

underside
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...tfink/ro12.jpg

right grip
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro2.jpg

barrel left detail
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro3.jpg

left grip
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro5.jpg

breech
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro6.jpg

barrel broken
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro7.jpg

top side
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...atfink/ro8.jpg

First to post to say they’ll have it gets it. If you want further piccies or details either PM me or contact direct at fossack@btopenworld.com.

Payment: Cash, cheques, postal orders and Paypal if sent as a gift. If anyone wants to collect in person I’m often at Shepreth, Kibworth and sometimes Lea Valley. Just email me and I’m sure we can suss something out…

In buying this item you are confirming to me that you are over eighteen and are not a prohibited person under section 21 of the fire arms act.

[gingerpete50]

PM sent regarding Ro72

Thanks