Sharps Ace

[johnbaz]

Here's mine in .177" cal, Me mum bought it new for my birthday back in 1997 from Guns International at Stairfoot in Barnsley, It was apparently one of the last batch to enter our shores from Japan..





The stock is stained a very deep red and not as they used to be in walnut!!

Edited due to typo!


John

[averageplinker]

I have one that Lawrie A resealed for me. Lovely to shoot even if pumping is a faff lol

[BC312]

I recall i had two Sharp Aces, one with the red wood work in .177 and the other in .22 in the light stock, seem to use it more than the other air rifles i had at the time. Although pumping was a faf you didnt have to rely on a bottle and its expense or renew a spring and oil drop the cylinder once every 1000 shots.

[greenwayjames]

"1977 It was apparently one of the last batch to enter our shores from Japan"


Are you sure? I was told by someone in the trade they were still being imported in small quantities well into the 80's. Demand for the Ace back then was so low that less than 200 were imported in the final year apparently. I believe the founder of Sharp fell of the twig around this time and that led to the company demise.
Sharp Ace stocks were made from a species of mahogany, possibly meranti, and stained.

[MartynB]

"1977 It was apparently one of the last batch to enter our shores from Japan"


Are you sure? I was told by someone in the trade they were still being imported in small quantities well into the 80's. Demand for the Ace back then was so low that less than 200 were imported in the final year apparently. I believe the founder of Sharp fell of the twig around this time and that led to the company demise.
Sharp Ace stocks were made from a species of mahogany, possibly meranti, and stained.

I was going to say the same John, I thought they came out fairly early 1980's, Innova was around late 1970's as I had one then

[johnbaz]

"1977 It was apparently one of the last batch to enter our shores from Japan"


Are you sure? I was told by someone in the trade they were still being imported in small quantities well into the 80's. Demand for the Ace back then was so low that less than 200 were imported in the final year apparently. I believe the founder of Sharp fell of the twig around this time and that led to the company demise.
Sharp Ace stocks were made from a species of mahogany, possibly meranti, and stained.

Sorry- That was a typo, It should have read '1997'!!


John

[gc93]

Here's mine in .177" cal, Me mum bought it new for my birthday back in 1977 from Guns International at Stairfoot in Barnsley, It was apparently one of the last batch to enter our shores from Japan..





The stock is stained a very deep red and not as they used to be in walnut!!


John

was the ace out before the innova ?, i had an innova in 1981 bought with my first weeks wages. i had an ace a few months after that.

[I. J.]

Plus the Sharp Pan Target - basically a side lever Ace and the Victory.



(Non standard stock.)



ATB
Ian

[BC312]

Wasn't really struck with the Innova, had quite a lot of plastic on it, i thought it was the poor relation to the Sharps Ace. Was the receiver plastic.

[MartynB]

Wasn't really struck with the Innova, had quite a lot of plastic on it, i thought it was the poor relation to the Sharps Ace. Was the receiver plastic.

It was, down side is scope rails came away if people over tightened scope mounts

[I. J.]

The problem with the Ace was that the scope rails were directly on the barrel which had quite a curvature. Special mounts relieved between the dovetails were required or a normal set modified. Ive even seen an Ace were the barrel between the dovetails was filed flat.

[MartynB]

Ive even seen an Ace were the barrel between the dovetails was filed flat.

That is sacrilege

[TonyL]

Plus the Sharp Pan Target - basically a side lever Ace and the Victory.



(Non standard stock.)



ATB
Ian

The problem with the Ace was that the scope rails were directly on the barrel which had quite a curvature. Special mounts relieved between the dovetails were required or a normal set modified. Ive even seen an Ace were the barrel between the dovetails was filed flat.

Nice little menagerie there, Ian.

My Ace had the (sturdier) Kestock Conversions breech / bolt fitted.

Did Sportsmatch end up making a mount specifically for the Ace?

[johnbaz]

The problem with the Ace was that the scope rails were directly on the barrel which had quite a curvature. Special mounts relieved between the dovetails were required or a normal set modified. Ive even seen an Ace were the barrel between the dovetails was filed flat.

Here's my modified ones Ian using a large rat tail file!!




John

[Herx77]

Wasn't really struck with the Innova, had quite a lot of plastic on it, i thought it was the poor relation to the Sharps Ace. Was the receiver plastic.

Only seen an ace at a distance but had several shoot offs at ICENI against INNOVA's. John Stevens(and his lawn mower pump handle) and Richard North.
HERX77.