Hello Binners, I think the rarest and most desirable Bsa / Lincoln Jeffries types are, The early experimental Lincoln Air Rifles, The Bsa Military Pattern Air Rifle, all the.25 calibre types and the Junior and Juvenile patterns. The rarest of them all, are the Gun Laying Teachers, for Artillery and Naval Gunnery training, supplied to the War office during the first world war. The first batches of the Lincoln Air Rifle and The Bsa Air Rifle made by Bsa in 1905 are always nice to find and handle, also the long cylinder Improved model D.22 Sporting models and the Improved model B's are not that common.

Lincoln Jeffries Air Rifle Serial Numbers. This list will be of assistance in narrowing down the age of your rifle. 100 year old Bsa Lincoln Jefferies air rifle. Find great deals on eBay for lincoln jeffries air rifles and lincoln jeffries rifles. See more like this Marksman.177 Domed Air Gun, Rifle and Pistol Lead.

Idhu Thaan Kadhala Serial In Tamil here. As well as anything with either triple sights or aperture sights fitted. In fact all the models are rare and desirable in their own fashion, as they were rigorously developed throughout the production of 80,000 or so, giving rise to lots of interesting variations.

Have you got the book by John Knibbs - Bsa and Lincoln Jeffries Air rifles, its got lots of good info in it and all the serial numbers. Often comes up second hand on Ebay. Looks like you have a nice collection there, Best Regards Morgan. Hi Binners, Your 'A' pattern is quite a rare model. They made them as a follow on to the L pattern and only around 1000 were ever made between 1936 and 1939/early 1940. Although a newer and more modern model than the L pattern, BSA went back to trigger adjustment through the trigger guard,together with a one piece trigger/sear for the A pattern, so for that reason some people consider it an older model,similar in age to the Improved model D.

Good to hear from another BSA underleaver fan ATB Lakey. Hi Binners, John Knibbs's books are great. He wrote two, the first is about early Licoln jeffries/BSA underleavers up until 1918 ish and the second more recent book is called ' The Golden Century ' and charts all civil arms production (including air weapons ) from 1918 onwards. He obviously spent a lot of time researching the books, as they are packed with info, and well worth getting hold of. I think the first of his books may be out of print, so e-bay may be your best bet. One went through recently at around 18.00 pounds so good luck Lakey.

Hi Gents, I have a BSA Lincoln Jefferies air rifle in.177 which I was given in 1949. I have done some research on the web and I think it was made in 1910. Packard Bell Arc21 Drivers Xp. The rifle is complete and shoots better than I can, although the general condition shows evidence of it's 96 years of shooting, it was used in the midlands for Bell Target shooting before I got it.

Recently I saw a similar rifle, although a later model, that had been re-blued and it looked great, my query is, should a rifle of that age be left as it is, or should I go ahead and have mine re-blued. Any advice, especially from a collector, would be appreciated. Thanks Roger.

Any idea of the value of this gun would be a help Edited by R.A.S., 21 October 2006 - 12:38 PM. Hi Gents, I have a BSA Lincoln Jefferies air rifle in.177 which I was given in 1949. I have done some research on the web and I think it was made in 1910. The rifle is complete and shoots better than I can, although the general condition shows evidence of it's 96 years of shooting, it was used in the midlands for Bell Target shooting before I got it. Recently I saw a similar rifle, although a later model, that had been re-blued and it looked great, my query is, should a rifle of that age be left as it is, or should I go ahead and have mine re-blued. Any advice, especially from a collector, would be appreciated. Thanks Roger.

Any idea of the value of this gun would be a help i have a 1906 lincon and have just polished the metal and it looks great to blue a gun the metal has to soomth as any pitting will show through the blue. Hello Roger, Nice to talk to somebody with half a century of BSA Lincoln Jeffries ownership! What a great gift - would imagine that they were sought after rifles back then too!

For my part I would always leave the original finish, (Or lack of!), on the metal work, maybe just going gently over it lightly with 000 grade wire wool and light oil, to seal any active rust. Reblued guns always seem to be a bit bland and characterless and the polishing process tends to round off the corners and remove the cylinder inscriptions and patent marks. They always have a meddled with feel about them.

The actual quality of commercial reblues will vary greatly from the excellent to the just plain nasty! Certainly from the £'s value to a discerning collector, rebluing will considerably reduce the value of these fine rifles. The only guns that I would reblue, would be the ones that have been wrecked by emery cloth or power drill wirebrushing! The 43 1/2 inch long, Bsa Lincoln Jeffries Improved model d types in.177, made in 1910, generally seem to sell privately for between £30/£40 - (Rough with missing parts/damage), £120/£150 - (Generally OK with even brown patina, maybe mashed screws, but good shooters) to £250- (much original blue, maybe triple sights etc). Really mint examples will probably sell for a lot more.

Best Regards Morgan. Hi Gents, I have a BSA Lincoln Jefferies air rifle in.177 which I was given in 1949. I have done some research on the web and I think it was made in 1910. The rifle is complete and shoots better than I can, although the general condition shows evidence of it's 96 years of shooting, it was used in the midlands for Bell Target shooting before I got it. Recently I saw a similar rifle, although a later model, that had been re-blued and it looked great, my query is, should a rifle of that age be left as it is, or should I go ahead and have mine re-blued.

Any advice, especially from a collector, would be appreciated. Thanks Roger. Any idea of the value of this gun would be a help I had the good fortune to buy one about 10 years ago. I was passing by a local auction house that was having a general household effects sale. I decide to call in and have a look.

The third lot up was a half tidy Lincoln Jefferies. Bivs were invited, no takers, I offered £2, the hammer came down and I pinched myself to see if I was dreaming! I was obviously the only person in the room that knew what it was. At that time a gunsmith in the town had about 8 or 10 of them ranging from about £30 up to £300 for a really mint one. The prices seem to vary enormously and it seems to be a case of dropping on one at the right time. Hi gents i have several old BSA's one imp model D lincln jeffries circa 1910 a bit tatty but the first one i ever owned rifling is shot so its now retired, two s series imp model Ds one a good shooter one a real basket case finally a s series standard i picked up yesterday worth rebuilding. Does anyone know who can be relied upon to get a first class reblue done?

I have seen some bad ones and want it done properly or not at all. Do not despise the snake cos it has no horns, for who is to say it will not become a dragon.