Bsf 45

[Geezer]

I believe it was a slightly smaller, definitely lighter (6lbs v 6.5) and less powerful (your figures above) rifle otherwise very similar visually to the 55. It may (I can’t confirm this) have been basically a 55 with a shorter or slimmer tube. There was also an apparently similar model 50.

I believe the smaller BSFs (including the 35) were imported into the U.K., but sold in very small numbers.

The importer seemed to focus on the “adult” models 54 and 55 - especially once we were into the “power wars” of the 1970s.

Before the introduction of the FWB Sport (1973) and Diana 45 (1978) the 55 was arguably the most reliably powerful springer on sale, comfortably making 12ft-lbs or even a little more (this didn’t seem to matter back then!) even in .177”.

I think in respect of the 45, the market for a foreign-made, possibly quite expensive, 7-8 ft-lbs springer was tiny. Just buy a Meteor/Falcon/Milbro Diana.