Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
Probably! I remember a gunshop owner telling me a few years ago that he sold hardly any quality airguns and that almost all of his sales were of Chinese imports...
I suspect “‘twas ever thus”. Even by the 70s, the bargain basement end of the market was quite congested with Relums, cheaper Milbro Dianas, Chinese “Lions” and “Arrows”, Baikal IJs, lower-end Gamos and Cometas, “Panther” pistols, and so on.