Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2017 : Sale A0617 Lot 602
BSA, BIRMINGHAM A UNIQUE, POSSIBLY EXPERIMENTAL .177 UNDER-LEVER MAGAZINE-FED AIR-RIFLE BASED ON A LIGHT PATTERN, serial no. L616,

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BSA, BIRMINGHAM
A UNIQUE, POSSIBLY EXPERIMENTAL .177 UNDER-LEVER MAGAZINE-FED AIR-RIFLE BASED ON A LIGHT PATTERN, serial no. L616,
the rifle dating to 1919, the adaption to magazine feed believed contemporary with this date, with 17in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, elevating notch rear-sight, the top of breech fitted with a drum containing a tensioned ball bearing operating on the top-edge of a 'mouth-organ ' style brass magazine, the tp of the plain air-chamber signed 'THE BSA AIR-RIFLE (IMPROVED MODEL D)' over 'THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS CO. LTD ENGLAND, SOLE MANUFACTURERS', additional reinforcing ring forwards of trigger unit, straight hand walnut butt-stock, cast trigger-guard and side-catch under-lever with patents and registration numbers

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Estimate £500-700