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being a relatively new collector of scorpions ,i only have two with another on the way ;unlike the man with the GOLD DIAMONTE example who is nearly in double figures ,i was wondering who has the earliest example ;its going to be a pa-.177 or ra.22 followed by the number,my oldest is at rb1240 which very approx is 85/94 probably around mid 80s
havent seen a pa or ra yet.
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I bought my .22 BSA Scorpion from Matthews Gun / Fishing / Motorcycle shop in Silver Street in Enfield in 1976 . . . been with me ever since, but now resides in a Shadow Carbine Stock. Sitting 5 feet away from me next to a BSA Buccaneer in .22 with a BSA Reflex sight. it's my first choice for when I'm checking the live traps for maggies, mink and rats.
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I will open with RA 4649. recently chronoed at 5.3 ft lbs and bought from a shop called Toytown in 1973 (I think)- Wnen I was young I didnt keep receipts or boxes.
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pa-scorp mk1 .177 1972-1985
ra- mk1 .22 1972-1985
pb- mk2 .177 1985-1994
rb- mk2 .22 1985-1994
very few of us bothered to keep boxs etc but apparently the full kit included ,oil,tin of pellets,pressed steel trgt holder inc trgts,and the famous cocking aid which seems to be one
of the few things that regularly turns up .
i am interested to see if anyone still has the full kit;one example went for £170 in 2009 so whats in the shed or attic.
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Earliest Scorpions:
PA 183
RA 233
Latest Scorpion:
RB 59972
I do have some boxed with their kits.
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Just the one scorpion for me - complete boxed kit with instructions, test tag & all the bits. RB32999, so not very early at all. Got it for a £125 from the local gun shop about 2 years ago, which I thought was ok for a complete set from a shop.
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183 and 123 umm thats going to be pretty hard to beat i reckon,quite amazing that ash was able to pick up a complete set.
if as above your getting around 5.5ftlbs its about right ive heard, as have many alsorts
of imaginary outputs.one point that confused me to start was that in the same gun you can find ba and metric threads ;talk about using up old stock!.
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It was a good buy, especially from a shop that's often a little 'ambitious' with some of its pricing. The only mildly annoying thing was that the rivet part of the metal safety knob that holds it on the metal back plate thingy (technical terms, of courseOriginally Posted by red bob
) gave up, but I reattached it with superglue and that seems to have cured the problem. Rest of it's in cracking condition.
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Ash I forgot to say I paid £17 /6sd for mine. And it was new.
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then keep hold of it! at 17/6 you could make quite a profit in a few years time!
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Hi All
A mate of mine has asked me to sell a scorpion pistol for him I wonder if you could give me an idea of what to ask for it, as I have no idea, it is .22 cal in its original box with the cocking extension and sight hood, the box is in fair condition although far from perfect the pistol shoots well , blueing good some marks around the muzzle and on the front sight, also some marks on the pistol grip, nothing serious. Serial No RB 30853
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I had a .177 Mk.I Scorpion pistol, serial number PA 632, which was in MINT condition, that I sold to a fellow collector from Belgium back in October 2008.
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I bought my first Scorpion from Thomas Turner in Reading in 1973, the year they came out, but I can't remember what it cost. I was on my way to see Friends in Ascot, but did a diversion to Turner's, fatal error, as they'd just received it that very day.
I px'ed it several years later for an Original 35, as a friend had a Squirrel problem he wanted me to sort.
I've always liked the Scorpion , so have since bought some when they've cropped up at the right price, but haven't bought any for the past few years.
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Looks like we are of an age then!
One thing I like about the Scorpion is that it is not a replica of anything and considering the hoo ha I have caused on the Pistol Forum about them thats clearly a good thing!
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One of the gun selling websites have a private sale, boxed one similar to yours for £100. An unboxed one, similar condition, with a Webley pistol scope is also on for £80. So start around £95 or so and see if you get any bidders (though this isn't really a valuation thread)
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