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  1. 15-10-2021, 03:37 PM #1
    Josie & John
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    Heads up for the advanced BSA collector

    Nowt to do with me but I have just seen this listed on t'bay:

    item number:144242691886

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    Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
    Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
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    Shall we play 'guess the final sale price'?...

    I'll go first with £143...
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    Maybe a silly question but did BSA air rifles come with one of these or were they an extra that owners bought seperately?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Josie & John View Post
    Nowt to do with me but I have just seen this listed on t'bay:

    item number:144242691886

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    Quote Originally Posted by harvey_s View Post
    Shall we play 'guess the final sale price'?...

    I'll go first with £143...
    £69, it's my favourite number.

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  6. 16-10-2021, 05:53 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by trajectory View Post
    Maybe a silly question but did BSA air rifles come with one of these or were they an extra that owners bought seperately?
    They came with pre WW1 BSAs as standard and were atached the the trigger guard wih a piece of string. Nonetheless, an easy item to lose, hence their rarity today.

    I'm going with £87

    WebleyWombler, I know!

    Kind regards,

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    Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
    Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
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  7. 16-10-2021, 06:54 AM #7
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    £96.96 here

    And no I am not bidding as have one already.....but 100% no idea where as have not seen it for years!

    Probably the most pointless actual tool unless you have a boxed gun to keep it safe, or a slip with a pouch. BSA should have done a Lee style butt trap, but then I suppose they would have not been so rare

    There must be 1000's out there that have been lost or binned with grandad's old rusty tools......I often used to mooch through old cantilever boxes at car boots which had old tools in, and that's how I found mine!

    Another good day was about 10 Webley Special oblong tins with tacks and washers and the like in, making a change from the usual Old Holbourne tins that seemed to be the "Dad's Standard"

    Luckily the late owner was more of a shooter than a smoker!

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  8. 16-10-2021, 07:58 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Josie & John View Post
    They came with pre WW1 BSAs as standard and were atached the the trigger guard wih a piece of string. Nonetheless, an easy item to lose, hence their rarity today.

    I'm going with £87

    WebleyWombler, I know!

    Kind regards,

    John
    Thought they would have come with one but thank you for confirming it.

    Pricey little devils aren't they....
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  9. 18-10-2021, 05:15 PM #9
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    £305 !
    Made my £100 bid look silly .
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    ridiculous money that

    i have one about somewhere just unstamped .
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  11. 18-10-2021, 05:25 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by jedburgh View Post
    £305 !
    Made my £100 bid look silly .
    Sorry, that's just mad. Supply and demand is no doubt the reason, but it's not exactly a work of art!

    Some people have more money than perspective!
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  12. 18-10-2021, 05:33 PM #12
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    Blimmy £305 I sold one last year and was happy with £80 I got for it,
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  13. 18-10-2021, 05:45 PM #13
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    Wow,

    I'm keen but that is way over the top if that was a genuine bid!

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    Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
    Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
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  14. 18-10-2021, 07:45 PM #14
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    not one bid must have been a few bids
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  15. 18-10-2021, 09:32 PM #15
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    I'd say the winning bidder was at his wits end with his old BSA's dicky trigger and realised there was no other solution...
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