BSA air rifle

[jordy123 0]

Hi,

 

Can anybody point me in the right direction with regards dating a BSA rifle?? I believe there is someway online but can't find anything, cheers jordy.

[secretagentmole 1,701]

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[davyt63 1,845]

Hi,

 

Can anybody point me in the right direction with regards dating a BSA rifle?? I believe there is someway online but can't find anything, cheers jordy.

 

hi buddy

 

try here

 

http://www.bsaguns.co.uk/

 

 

Davy

[secretagentmole 1,701]

BSA gun date letters

Prefix Gun Calibre Date

A CADET 0.177 1945/46

AA BUCCANEER 0.177 1979-

B CADET 0.177 1946/49

BA CADET 0.177 1949/51

BC CADET 0.177 1951/59

C CADET MAJOR 0.177 1947/49

CA CADET MAJOR 0.177 1949/55

CC CADET MAJOR 0.177 1955/57

DA BUCCANEER 0.22 1979-

E CLUB MK1 0.177 1948/50

EA CLUB MK1 0.177 1950/54

EB CLUB MK1 0.177 1955/57

EC CLUB MK1 0.177 1958

ED CLUB MK2 0.177 1959

EE AIRSPORTER+FEW CLUB MK2 0.177 1959/65

EF AIRSPORTER MK2 0.177 1965/67

EG AIRSPORTER MK2 0.177 1967/68

EK AIRSPORTER MK4 0.177 1969/71

EL AIRSPORTER MK5 0.177 1971/74

EN AIRSPORTER MK5 AND 6 0.177 1974-

EP AIRSPORTER 'S' 0.177 1979-

G AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1948/54

GA AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1955/56

GB AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1956/58

GC AIRSPORTER MK1 0.22 1958/59

GD AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1959/65

GE AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1965/67

GF AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1967/68

GG AIRSPORTER MK2 0.22 1968/69

GI AIRSPORTER MK4 0.22 1969/71

GJ AIRSPORTER MK5 0.22 1971/74

GL AIRSPORTER MK 5 AND 6 0.22 1974-

GM AIRSPORTER 'S' 0.22 1979-

K MERLIN 0.177 1962/64

KA MERLIN 0.177 1964/68

L MERLIN 0.22 1962/64

LA MERLIN 0.22 1964/68

M CADET MAJOR 1947/48

N METEOR MK1 0.177 1959/62

NA METEOR MK2 0.177 1962/66

NB METEOR MK2 0.177 1966/68

ND METEOR MK3 0.177 1967/69

NE METEOR MK3 AND S/ METEOR MK3 0.177 1969/73

NG METEOR MK4 AND S/ METEOR MK4 0.177 1973-79

NH METEOR MK5 AND S/ METEOR MK5 0.177 1979-

PA SCORPION 0.177 1977-

PB SCORPION 0.22 1977-

T METEOR MK1 0.22 1959/62

TA METEOR MK2 0.22 1962/66

TB METEOR MK2 0.22 1966/68

TD METEOR + SUPER MK3 0.22 1967/69

TE METEOR + SUPER MK3 0.22 1969/73

TG METEOR + SUPER MK4 0.22 1974/78

TH METEOR + SUPER 0.22 1979-

W CADET 0.177 1949/50

W MERCURY MK1 0.177 1971/73

WB MERCURY MK2 0.177 1974/78

WC MERCURY MK3 0.177 1978-

WH MERCURY S 0.177 1980-

Y CADET MAJOR 0.177 1949-

Z MERCURY MK1 0.22 1971/73

ZB MERCURY MK2 0.22 1974/78

ZC MERCURY MK3 0.22 1978-

ZD MERCURY CHALLENGER 0.22 1990? ? ? ?

ZH MERCURY S 0.22 1980-

 

these were added by IJ.

 

AR - Supersport .177

AS - Spitfire .177

 

C - Standard Club.177

 

DN - Super Ten .177

DP - Super Ten .177 ?

 

ER - Airsporter S Mk II .177 1983-85

ES - Airsporter S MkIII 1985-86

ET - Stutzen & Carbine .177 1985-86

 

GN - Airsporter Mk VII .22 1983-86

GP - Airsporter S Mk II .22 1985-85

GS - Goldstar .22 1991-2000

GT - Goldstar .177 1991-2000

 

RA - Scorpion pistol .22 1972 -

RB - Scorpion pistol.22 1972-94

 

RH - Superstar .22 1990-2001

 

T - BSA Standard .22 1936-39

 

ZR - Airsporter RB2 .22 1992-2000

ZT - Airsporter RB2 Stutzen .22 1992-2000

1A - Firebird .177 2001-current

2A - Firebird .22 2001 - current.

 

According to The Golden Century by John Knibbs

 

Copied from the Vintage rifles site on the BSAOG!