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My gut feeling tells me "not original".
Compare the mark with the (two lines) auctionet and vintage airgun. I see a "c and 7" on the 6 1/3 barrel for cal. 177. In connection with the piston joint, look at screw. This are in the right position.
I leave everything else to your imagination.
Last edited by Suhl; 08-02-2021 at 12:08 AM.
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Danny, if you go back to John's post #38 above, the enlarged view of the markings definitely looks like just under the '6 1/3' there are faint remnants of a 'C' and further on a '7'. I noticed this before but thought I might be hallucinating; now upon reflection I think not. In addition, that close-up changes my opinion on originality of the '6 1/3' mark, just a bit irregular in spacing and uniformity to be a factory job.
Don R.
Sorry if some things are not understandable. I use a translator app.
I wanted to draw attention to the position of the markings. Also the type of writing ... to me it all looks attached afterwards. Maybe the barrel bores were ruined, nothing surprises me when it comes to profit.
Suhl
Last edited by Suhl; 08-02-2021 at 08:43 PM.
Ah, I see what you mean. Thanks both.
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I see these each went for £800, so north of £1000 after commission and tax
Kind of a weird price. Obviously the bidders were suspicious, because that’s some way under par I would say. But it’s still chunky money and not a “what the hell it’s still largely a tell3 I’ll see what some monkey has done to it it’ll be something to talk about in the pub” sort of bid (I confess I put in a very low bid for one on that basis myself)
I wonder if we’ll see them back up for sale soon. Maybe they’ll be .303s by then
Last edited by Jerry Cornelius; 15-04-2021 at 09:57 PM.
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I recall they both had a guide price of £1000 to £1500. Our local auction house uses the reserve as the lower of these numbers.
If Stroud have same approach then the single bids of £800 may both have been below the reserve and they did not sell?
£600 each for the frankenTells.
I wonder if this is the last we will see of them.
Morally flawed