Great pictures of a STUNNING rifle! Thanks, Garvin.
May I ask: How much would YOU pay for one?
One here Jochen:
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....fle/#post-1459
and another here:
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....fle/#post-1460
Listed in the catalogue here:
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....ous/#post-1446
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
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Great pictures of a STUNNING rifle! Thanks, Garvin.
May I ask: How much would YOU pay for one?
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.
what do you think about the "colours" on the system of Tims one: did someone try to shoot with black-powder
Webley MK3 still does it for me
https://vintageairgunsgallery.com/im...aab7676cf2.jpg
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My elder brother had a brand new MK3 Supertarget back in the day, he bought it from a Grattan catalogue and paid weekly, so that tells you how far back we are going, it was a stunning piece of kit, and possibly the Rolls Royce of springers then, practically hand made, i am not sure what the FPE on these things were/are, but it sure did shoot well when combined with the Parker-Hale aperture sight
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I confess to being one of those guys who is attracted to an air rifle probably first for looks! I've really enjoyed this thread. And I suspect there are approximately as many answers to the question as there are airgunners.
Some personal favorites...
Webley Mk 3
I LOVE those rival BSA's in this thread! But something about the long tapered barrel, exposed cocking bits, and later curvy stock of the Mk 3 give it a uniquely lanky, athletic sort of grace, especially when combined with one of those marvelous Parker-Hale sights. (By the way that is my Supertarget in the pics just above, perhaps my luckiest acquisition ever.)
Diana 27
My favorites for looks are the early post-war models. The sheer simplicity of the gun's lines are complemented by the beautifully thought-out small details around the breech, compact rear sight, and trigger. Seldom has the styling of such an inexpensive little sporter been so well worked through.
Weihrauch HW 55 T
In general I go for simpler lines, but the symphony of curved surfaces in this rifle is just wonderful. Diana, FWB, and Walther also offered Tyro stocks in the classic years of springer match rifles, but those rather come across as curvy cheekpieces forced onto otherwise chunky stocks, where the slender rounded and tapered fore end of the HW gives it a far more unified overall form.
Diana 50
The early ones with clean lines, fore end finger grooves, and subtle Schnabel fore end are just superb looking. And Dennis Hiller's classic description of the gun's styling having "sexual overtones" is one of the greatest lines ever.
HW 35
My personal favorite variant is the "Luxus" made up until the late 1970's, with hand-friendly rounded surfaces everywhere, subtle hogsback comb line, and lovely Bayern cheekpiece.
Last edited by MDriskill; 17-02-2018 at 12:50 PM.
That's an early action fitted to a later stock, It's own stock was kaput and went in the bin, The one fitted was black with grime and age, I stripped it and couldn't believe haw nice it actually was under the years of grime!!
It needs a few more rubs of oil as I only gave it four..
John
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Fantastic collection John, just out of interest, have you ever run any of them over the chrono?