RARE** Pre WW1 Junior Or Boy’s Pattern 1913-1914 BSA .177 Calibre Underlever Air Rifle With Pistol Grip Stock & ‘S’ Prefix Serial Number. Sn 23421 air rifle .177

**RARE** Pre WW1 Junior Or Boy’s Pattern 1913-1914 BSA .177 Calibre Underlever Air Rifle With Pistol Grip Stock & ‘S’ Prefix Serial Number. Sn 23421 - 23421

This is a rare to find pre WW1 BSA Junior Or Boy’s Pattern Air Rifle. These rifles along with Pre war Standard models were only made on a short production run between 1913 & 1914 replacing the improved Model D in 1913. Production ended in 1914 as BSA’s machinery was understandably required for war work. The Standard Pattern was re-introduced in 1919 (see Chapter 6 of The Book Of The BSA Air Rifle by Milewski who describes pre WW1 rifles as scarce). Our example has the correct Pre WW1 variant features I.e. 1910 sear safety patent ‘Pat-30338-10’ above the ‘S’ prefix serial number S80639 on the trigger block, No cylinder markings, no BSA logo panels within the wrist chequering & BSA’s patents on the underside of the correct cocking lever with correct side lever catch (in 1912 BSA acquired Lincoln Jeffries Patents and the BSA name replaced Lincoln Jeffries). A period BSA advertising poster illustrated on page 61 of Milewski’s book illustrates the 1914 range of BSA air rifles including a pistol grip stock Junior Or Boy’s Pattern the same as ours. It has a 15 ½” rifled barrel the underside numbered ‘326’ (just over 37 ½” overall), a pinched blade foresight and period 2 leaf rear sights. The metal work has even patina. It has a steel butt plate. The breech is marked ‘Load’ and has BSA’s pyled arms trademark. The underside of the stock is impressed 13 ¼” (stock length). The rifle loads, cocks & fires correctly. The price for this rare pre WW1 BSA air rifle includes UK delivery. Sn 23421