Crosman 150c

[steveb1961]

The actual production dates for the model 150C is 1957 to 1961.

As already proven, my memory is not the gold standard for reliability, even so, I venture to say that a 150 grip frame without a textured paint is never seen on an US produced 150 of any sort. However, Crosman Canada certainly produced 150s with smooth paint (Crosman Canada seemed to do whatever the heck they wanted with some very weird results) that combined with the Brown grip (US 150C always had black, as far as I can recall ever seeing) strongly suggests that this is a Canadian 150C.

What would go towards confirming this would be if a couple more examples like this in the UK could be found.

Not sure if it helps but it does say Crosman Arms Cc.inc FAIRPORT , NY , U.S.A .

[--ped--]

would've thought it'd say Dunnsville if a Canadian made gun
my 130 does as does one of my 140's

[grantb]

My Canadian made Crosman 150 is stamped Dunnville, Ontario. The grips are white in colour. It is one of my favourite CO2 guns to shoot.

[DT Fletcher]

My Canadian made Crosman 150 is stamped Dunnville, Ontario. The grips are white in colour. It is one of my favourite CO2 guns to shoot.

Textured grip frame or not?

There are at least 2 or 3 or more variations of the Canadian made 150s.

[grantb]

Textured grip frame or not?

There are at least 2 or 3 or more variations of the Canadian made 150s.

The grip frame on my Canadian 150 is not textured.

[DT Fletcher]

The grip frame on my Canadian 150 is not textured.

To the best of my knowledge, the non textured grip frame is unique to Dunnsville.

This 150C with the non textured grip frame is the first example, that I can recall, of one being on a Fairport marked 150 model of any sort.

[gingernut]

My 150c does not have a textured grip frame.
No. 438208 from Fairport.
Black grips.

My 150 and 157 are textured.

[DT Fletcher]

would've thought it'd say Dunnsville if a Canadian made gun
my 130 does as does one of my 140's

I have a Dunnsville letter written to a customer who had requested a model 160 (if memory serves) and the letter stated that this model was not made in Dunnsville and would have to be imported from the US. So, there is nothing unusual for a Crosman coming out of Dunnsville with Fairport markings.

We need to remember that the model 150C was a commercial flop. I was told stories about how pallet loads of the nice presentation boxes were broken up into a dumpster. That Fairport would dump a bunch of the hard-to-sell 150C parts on Dunnsville would be par for the course. That Fairport would not include those parts that Dunnsville themselves could supply, such as the grip frame and grips, is also par for the course.

[DT Fletcher]

Not sure if it helps but it does say Crosman Arms Cc.inc FAIRPORT , NY , U.S.A .

From what I've learned, Crosman Canada, besides making their own Canadian-marked parts, would also import parts from NY. Something like the 150C would almost demand that the main parts be imported, because of the unusual chrome process.

[steveb1961]

From what I've learned, Crosman Canada, besides making their own Canadian-marked parts, would also import parts from NY. Something like the 150C would almost demand that the main parts be imported, because of the unusual chrome process.

That makes sense but I guess at the end of the day there is no conclusive way to find out if this is American / Canadian / or has had replacement grips . As I am finding out since I started collecting only 5 years ago the more you learn the more there is to learn .

[DT Fletcher]

That makes sense but I guess at the end of the day there is no conclusive way to find out if this is American / Canadian / or has had replacement grips . As I am finding out since I started collecting only 5 years ago the more you learn the more there is to learn .

I disagree. This 150C has two significant variations compared to the usual 150C found in the US (or at least as best I can remember) We just do not find US-made 150s with non-textured grip frames. On the other hand, we do find Canadian 150s with non-textured grip frames.

So, if we can unearth a couple more of this type of 150C in the UK, I would be ready to call it an "official" model variation.

Anyone have circa 1960-61 UK airgun mags? Did airgun mags exist back then?