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.
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?
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.
My 150c does not have a textured grip frame.
No. 438208 from Fairport.
Black grips.
My 150 and 157 are textured.
Last edited by gingernut; 24-01-2018 at 09:37 AM.
I always think £150 for a good standard 150 as it amuses me.
A boxed 150c £250?
Interesting.
Although why did they bother with two different types of grip frame?
Sounds like the Webley oddities we get excited about.
Which were often caused by management saying 'use up these old bits first'
Or letting the work experience boy /trainee make a few.