## BSA Club underlever Circa 1939 ##

[Bessa]

Yes thats a std pattern BSA club. In excellent nick it could easily fetch £300 to £400 but it looks very badly pitted.
As you lose the blue down the years tiny pitting takes place. It appears to have an almost even coating of pitting which will hammer down its price quite badly. £75 to £80 maybe.

[edbear2]

Yes thats a std pattern BSA club. In excellent nick it could easily fetch £300 to £400 but it looks very badly pitted.
As you lose the blue down the years tiny pitting takes place. It appears to have an almost even coating of pitting which will hammer down its price quite badly. £75 to £80 maybe.

......The stock and rear aperture sight alone are worth that

[RichardH]

......The stock and rear aperture sight alone are worth that

You want to give me £80 for an old BSA stock?

I've got half a dozen that i might breaik for spares then

[hwvixen]

There's only one way to sort this out....FIGHT...

[edbear2]

You want to give me £80 for an old BSA stock?

I've got half a dozen that i might break for spares then

"AND APERTURE SIGHT" .......being the difference

BSA woodwork in good order normally fetches between £30+ - £70+ depending, with the lowest price seemingly being for a 20's heat impressed type, then the later 'BSA' impressed type, with early pistol / straight hand types next, and Lincoln Jeffries ones at the top.....interesting trade / retailers plates and stamps, and clear markings all help, and if someone was to put for example, an early factory presentation stock (in-letted plate /plaque with details, selected walnut etc.) on to the bay..I could see it going over the £100 very easily

Stocks factory inletted, and fitted with factory supplied early (model 21-21b) apertures.....I would say £80 is very fair if in good order.......try and find a sight alone for less than that as they very, very rarely come on the market....I will put my hands up and say I personally have bought complete rough guns just to get them





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[pennineway.fswo]

I looked at quite a lot of CS models prior to buying mine and from my experiences your rifle is probably worth £150+ with that peep/diopter sight despite the non standard parts fitted

As Lakey says, the 'C' - Club model was quite rare and the peep sight alone would be difficult to source and perhaps pricey to buy

I fully restored mine as the photo etching had long gone.

There is little stamping on the metalwork so dressing and polishing out the surface pitting is achievable. It took me 9 - 10 hours to prepare mine for a reblue but the results were well worth it


John

[Lakey]

Lets add it up

Stock = £60 approx

No 21 Aperture sight = £50 minimum

Stock bolt = £5-£8

rearsight = £15-20 maybe

Push button underlever = £10 minimum

Auxilliary cocking lever = £8 - £10 minimum

Cylinder and tap assembly = £20 - £25

Piston = £15 all day long

Spring = £5

Trigger block = £20 at least ( especially with rare 'C' prefix)

Trigger guard £10 at least

Well these prices are easily achievable on fleabay, so what is the total for the gun based on these prices ???

Over £200 on scrap value alone !!!!!!

Is that realistic or am I on some sort of pipe dream. I see that prices 'the bay' makes, so valuations on this gun of sub £100, are way out IMHO


Room for thought......

Lets see what others think ??

Lakey

[Lakey]

Oh and I forgot to include......

Repro foresight = £5-£10

Underlever catch post = £3-£5

Pair of trigger guard screws = £5 minimum

Underlever pivot pin and aux cocking lever pivot screw = £2-£3

Original wooden stock bolt cover,spring steel oval washer and original screws = £20 + ( how many 100's of guns are missing this - and originals are Rocking Horse Poo!!)

See how easy I can mount up........