(This is really the Junior Mk2 air rifle, but is known as the Juvenile to avoid confusion). June 1913 - First ever ‘Juvenile’ model B.S.A Air Rifle (Improved Model D) is produced. From then on all air rifles produced by B.S.A were sold by B.S.A.ġ912 - Lincoln Jeffries retires at 65 years old and the firm of Lincoln Jeffries & Co Ltd is sold. Only ever available in No.1 bore (.177 calibre)Īug-Nov 1910 - Last ever batch of ‘H’ The Lincoln Air Rifles produced for Lincoln Jeffires by B.S.A. Oct 1909 - Last production of B.S.A Air Rifle ( Improved Model D) in No.3 Bore (.25 calibre).Īpril 1910 - First B.S.A Junior model B.S.A Air Rifle (Improved Model D) produced. Late 1908 - First production of BSA Air Rifle (Improved model D) in No.2 bore (.22 calibre)
#BSA LINCOLN JEFFRIES AIR RIFLE 1919 SERIAL NUMBER#
This was the most widely produced and numerous of the pre-WW1 B.S.A air rifles models.ġ908 - First production of the B.S.A Air Rifle (Improved model D) in No.3 bore (.25 calibre) starting around serial number 21000. Mid 1908 - First production of the B.S.A Air Rifle (Improved model D). This was a specialist military training variation of the basic rifle, designed to replicate the feel and weight of the current army issued rifle of the day. Mid-1907 - B.S.A Military Pattern Air rifle launched.
#BSA LINCOLN JEFFRIES AIR RIFLE 1919 SERIES#
Identical to Lincoln Jeffries ‘L’ The Lincoln – Ladies model.įeb 1907 - First B.S.A, the B.S.A Air Rifle (Improved model B) produced after another series of small changes to the basic design. Now marked as ‘The B.S.A Air Rifle’.ġ907 - First B.S.A ‘Light Pattern’ air rifle produced. These rifles showed a few improvements over the initial design and are known as ‘Improved models’. Oct-Dec 1906 - Fourth batch of B.S.A Air rifles produced. Shorter and lighter than the original model, this rifle was designed for ladies and youths to use. July 1906 - First ‘Ladies Pattern’ air rifle manufactured by B.S.A for Lincoln Jeffries. Known as ‘The B.S.A Air Rifle (Lincoln Jeffries Patent)’. Called the ‘H The Lincoln Air Rifle’ (starting with serial Number 130).Īug 1905 - First batch of B.S.A air rifles made to exactly the same design, but for B.S.A to market under their own brand name. Summer 1905 - First batch of 1,000 air rifles produced by B.S.A, for Lincoln Jeffries. B.S.A would produce initially for L.J then later for B.S.A themselves. Mid-1904 - Lincoln Jeffries visited B.S.A to show them his new design of air rifle.Įarly 1905 - Manufacturing agreement signed between Lincoln Jeffries and B.S.A to produce his air rifle.
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March 1904 - Lincoln Jeffries patented the fixed barrel,underlever design of his new air rifle (patent No. This is created to enable people to start to date pre-WW1 models according to model type.ġ861 - Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd formed to produce military weapons to specific Government Contracts.ġ901-1904 - Lincoln Jeffries worked on new air rifle designs, producing various prototype models. Here is a time-line of key dates for BSA air rifle development and production.