What is my BSA

[davyt63 1,845]

hi guys

i fineshed work early today,so updated my air rifle list with dates (D.O.M)

and the kind lady gave me this!!

 

 

 

 

 

What's My BSA?

BSA Prefix Codes for Airguns and Rim fire Rifles.

 

Prefix Letters Model Details Date Of Production A No.1 Light Pattern Standard .177 1936 - 1939 A Cadet .177 1945 - 1946 A Buccaneer Rifle .177 1977 AA Buccaneer Rifle .177 1977 - 1983 AAR Supersport Rifle .25 1997 - AAS Spitfire .25 1999 - AN 240 Magnum Pistol .22 1994 - 2001 AP 240 Magnum Pistol .177 1994 - 2001 APH Superstar .25 1991 - 2001 AR Supersport Rifle .177 1997 - AS Spitfire Pre-charge .177 1999 - AWC Mercury 635 Magnum .25 1985 - 1987 AWR Airsporter Stutzen .25

1992 - 2001 B Breakdown Pattern .177 1932 - 1939 B Cadet .177 1946 - 1947 BA Cadet .177 1947 - 1951 BC Cadet .177 1951 - 1962 C Standard Club No.4 .177 1936 - 1939 C Cadet Major .177 1947 - 1949 C Piled Arms Centenary 1982 .177 & .22 1982 CA Cadet Major .177 1949 - 1955 CC Cadet Major .177 1955 - 1962 CS BSA Standard Club .177 and No.4 Club 1930 - 1936 D Buccaneer .22 1977 - 1983 DA Buccaneer .22 1977 - 1983 DM22 Dynamax .22 DM77 Dynamax .177 DN SuperTEN .177 & SuperTEN Bull Barrel .177 1996 - DN SuperTen Sporter .177 & Bull Barrel .177 DP SuperTen .22 & SuperTen Bull Barrel .22 1996 - DR Spitfire .22 1999 - DS Supersport .22 1986 DS Lightning & Lightning XL E Club .177 1948 - 1950 EA Airsporter/Club .177 1950 - 1954 EB Airsporter MK I .177 1955 - 1957 EC Airsporter MK I .177 1956 - 1962 ED Airsporter MK I/MK II .177 1959 EE Airsporter MK II .177 1959 - 1965 EF Airsporter MK III .177 1966 - 1968 EG Airsporter MK III/IV .177 1968 - 1969 EK Airsporter MK IV .177 1969 - 1971 EL Airsporter MK V .177 1971 - 1974 EM Airsporter MK VI .177 1974 - 1979 EN Airsporter MK VI .177 1979 - 1983 EP Airsporter 'S' MK I .177 1979 - 1983 ER Airsporter 'S' MK II .177 1983 - 1985 ES Airsporter 'S' MK III .177 1985 - 1986 ET Airsporter Stutzen & Carbine .177 1985 - 1986 F Martini International MKI Light Pattern 1950 - 1954 FB Martini International MK I Left Hand 1953 - 1959 FC Martini International MK II Heavy Barrel 1954 - 1957 FD Martini International MK II Light Pattern Left Hand 1954 - 1959 FG Martini International MK IV & ISU Right Hand Light 1969 - 1973 FG Martini International MK 5 Heavy Barrel 1973 - 1981 FH Martini International MK 5 ISU Heavy Barrel Left Hand 1971 - 1981 G Airsporter MK I .22 1948 - 1954 GA Airsporter MK I .22 1954 - 1958 GB Airsporter MK I .22 1956 - 1958 GC Airsporter MK I & Transitional to MK II.22 1958 - 1959 GD Airsporter MK II .22 1959 - 1965 GE Airsporter MK II .22 1965 - 1967 GF Airsporter MK II .22 1967 - 1968 GG Airsporter MK III .22 1968 - 1969 GI Airsporter MK IV .22 1969 - 1971 GJ Airsporter MK V .22 1971 - 1974 GK Airsporter MK VI .22 1974 - 1979 GL Airsporter MK VI .22 1979 - 1983 GM Airsporter 'S' MK I .22 1979 -1983 GN Airsporter MK VII .22 1983 - 1986 GP Airsporter 'S' MK II .22 1985 - 1986 GR Airsporter Stutzen + Carbine .22 1985 - 1986 GS Goldstar .22 1991 -2000 GT Goldstar .177 1991 - 2000 H P17 Military Rifles Sporterized .30'06 Springfield 1949 - 1953 HA P17 Military Rifles Sporterized .270 Winchester 1949 - 1953 HA Armatic Self Loading Rifle .22 Rimfire 1966 - 1969 J Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action .22 Rimfire 1947 - 1950 J Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action .22 Rimfire 1953 - 1955 JA Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action 1950 - 1951 JB Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action 1951 - 1952 JC Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action 1952 JD Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action 1952 - 1955 K Merlin MK I .177 Junior Air Rifle 1962 - 1964 K Sportsman Five .22 Rimfire Rifle 1948 - 1953 KA Merlin Junior Air Rifle .177 MK II 1964 - 1968 KA Sportsman Five .22 Rimfire Rifle 1950 - 1952 KB Sportsman Five Rimfire Rifle 1951 KC Sportsman Five Rimfire Rifle 1951 - 1952 KD Sportsman Five Rimfire Rifle 1951 - 1955 L Light Pattern Standard Air Rifle .177 1919 - 1936 L Merlin Junior Air Rifle .22 MK I 1962 - 1964 L Sportsman Ten .22 Rimfire Rifle 1949 - 1950 LA Merlin Junior Air Rifle .22 MK II 1964 - 1968 LA Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle 1950 - 1954 LB Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle 1951 LC Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle 1951 LD Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle 1951 LE Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle 1951 - 1955 LE R-10 MK2 Anniversary Ltd Edition .177 & 22 (150 made) 2011 LS22 Lonestar .22 LS25 Lonestar .15 LS77 Lonestar .177 M Cadet Major .177 1947 - 1948 M P.14 Military Rifles Sporterized .303 Calibre 1949 1953 N Meteor MK I .177 1959 - 1962 NA Meteor MK II .177 1962 - 1966 NB Meteor MK II .177 1962 - 1968 ND Meteor MK II + Super Mark I .177 1967 - 1969 NE Meteor MK III + Super Mark II .177 1969 - 1973 NG Meteor MK IV + Super Mark III .177 1973 - 1979 NH Meteor MK V + Super Mark IV .177 1979 - 1994 P Martini Model 12/15 1947 - 1955 P1 Polaris .177 & .22 PH Superstar .177 1990 - 2001 R Martini Model 13 1932 - 1939 RA Scorpion Pistol .22 1972 - (Recalled) RB Scorpion Pistol .22 1972 - 1994 RH Superstar .22 1990 - 2001 R22 R - 10 MK1 .22 R77 R - 10 MK1 .177 RL22 R - 10 MK1 .22 Left Hand RL77 R - 10 MK1 177 Left Hand R225000 + R - 10 MK2 .22 (Seial No. 5000 Upwards) R775000 + R - 10 MK2 .177 (Seial No. 5000 Upwards) RL225000 + R - 10 MK2 .22 Left Hand (Seial No. 5000 Upwards) RL775000 + R - 10 MK2 .177 Left Hand (Seial No. 5000 Upwards) S BSA Imporved Mod D with Double Intercepting Safety Sear Patt 30338/10 .177 & .22 Standard, Ligh, Junior + Juvenile 1911 - 1917 S BSA Standard No 2 Air Rifle .22 1919 - 1936 S Supersport & Lightning & XL's Air Rifle GAMO made version S Ralock Self Loading Sporting Rifle .22 Short Rifle Cartridge 1947 - 1951 S Supersport Five Bolt Action Rifle .22 Long Rifle Cartridge 1955 SA Supersport Five Bolt Action Rifle .22 Long Rifle Cartridge 1955 - 1958 SB Supersport Five Bolt Action Rifle .22 Long Rifle Cartridge 1955 - 1966 SC Supersport Five Bolt Action Rifle .22 Long Rifle Cartridge 1966 - 1967 SE22 Scorpion SE.22 2011 - SE77 Scorpion SE.177 2011 - SS Scorpion Single Shot .177 & .22 ST Scorpion T10 .177 & .22 T BSA Standard No2 Air Rifle .22 1936 - 1939 T Ralock Self Loading Sporting Rifle .22 Long Rifle 1949 - 1951 T Meteor Air Rifle MK I .22 1959 - 1962 T Surfix Letter On BSA Super Sport Five Sporting Rifle Designating Tangent Rearsight 1957 - 1962 TA Meteor MK II .22 1962 - 1966 TB Meteor MK II .22 1966 - 1968 TD Meteor MK II (Super Mk) .22 1967 - 1969 TE Meteor MK III .22 & Meteor MK III (Super MK II .22) 1969 - 1973 TG Meteor MK IV .22 & Meteor MKIV (Super MK III .22) 1974 - 1978 TH Meteor MK V .22 & Meteor MKV (Super MK IV .22) 1979- 1993 U Martini International MK I Right Hand 1950 - 1953 UA Martini International MK I Left Hand 1952 UB Martini International MK I Right Hand (Improved Injection) & Left Hand 1953 UC Martini International MK I Light Weight Right Hand 1953 UD Martini International MK I + MK II Mixed 1953 - 1960 UE Martini International MK I + MK II Mixed 1953 - 1960 UF Martini International MK II 1960 - 1968 UG Martini International MK II 1961 - 1968 UM Ultra Multi Shot .177 & .22 US Ultra Single Shot .177 & .22 V Century Bolt Action Target Rifle 1955 - 1961 W 12 Gauge 'Regent Model' Shotgun made only for RAF 1940 - 1945 W Mercury Air Rifle MK I .177 1971 - 1973 W Cadet Air Rifle .177 1949 - 1950 WA Mercury Air Rifle MK I .177 1973 - 1974 WB Mercury Air Rifle MK II .177 1974 - 1978 WC Mercury Air Rifle MK III .177 1978 - 1985 WE Meteor MK6 .22 WE Comet .177 & .22 WH Mercury 'S' Air Rifle 1980 - 1985 WR Airsporter RB2 .177 & .22 1992 - 2001 WT Airsporter Stutzen RB2 .177 1992 - 2000 Y Cadet Major Air Rifle .177 1949 YA Single Twelve Shotgun 2 & 3/4" Chamber X 30" Barrels 1950 - 1962 YB Single Twelve Shotgun 3" X 30" 1950 - 1962 YC Single Twelve Shotgun 3" X 32" 1950 - 1962 YD Snipe Shotgun 2 3/4" 1962 - 1973 YE Snipe Shotgun 3" 1962 - 1973 Z Mercury MK I .22 1971 - 1973 ZA Mercury MK II .22 1973 - 1974 ZB Mercury MK II .22 1974 - 1978 ZC Mercury MK III .22 1978 - 1985 ZD Mercury Challenger .22 1985 - 1986 ZE Meteor MK 6 .177 1993 - Present ZH Mercury 'S' .22 1980 - 1985 ZR Airsporter RB2 .22 1992 - 2000 ZT Airsporter RB2 Stutzen .22 1992 - 2000 0 Parke-Hale Striker .177 (same as Supersport Air Rifle) 0 Supersport & XL .25 1A Firebird Pre Charged .177 2001 - Present 1B Techstar .177 2A Firebird Pre Charged .22 2001 - Present 2A Lonestar .25 2B Techstar .22 3A Ultra Multi Shot .177 3B Sportsman HV .177 4A Ultra Multi Shot .22 4B Sportsman HV .22 5A Scorpion T10 .177 & T10 Bull Barrel .177 5B Ultra Single Shot .177 6A Scorpion T10 .22 & T10 Bull Barrel .22 6B Ultra Single Shot .22 7 - Parke - Hale Striker .22 (same as Supersport Air Rifle) 7B Scorpion Single Shot .177 8B Scorpion Single Shot .22

 

 

BSA Prefix Codes for Centrefire Rifles

Prefix Letters Calibre Model Details Date Of Production 1A + 1B .22 Hornet Hunter Short Action 1954 - 1958 1C + C1 Regent 1958 - 1964 2A + 2B .222 Remington Hunter S.A. 1954 - 1956 2D + C2D Regent Featherweight 1956 - 1963 2J Majestic 1963 - 1966 2L Monarch 1st Pat 1966 - 1968 2M Monarch 1st Pat Heavy Barrel 1965 - 1970 2P Monarch 2nd Pat Heavy Barrel 1970 - 1973 2R CF2 1973 - 1986 3B .308 Winchester Hunter M.A Viscount 1986 - 1958 3D Featherweight Majestic

1957 - 1963 3F Majestic 1959 - 1966 3L Monarch 1st Pat 1966 - 1970 3M Monarch 1st Pat 1967 - 1971 3P Monarch 2nd Pat 1970 - 1972 3R CF2 1973 - 1986 4B .257 Roberts Hunter L.A. 1956 5B 7x57 Mauser Hunter M.A Viscount 1955 - 1962 5R CF2 1973 - 1986 6B 300 Savage Hunter M.A. Viscount Featherweight 1955 - 1965 7B .30 .'60 Springfield Hunter L.A. Imperial 1956 - 1964 7D Imperial Featherweight 1957 - 1959 7E Majestic 1965 - 1971 7G Majestic 1960 - 1966 7L Monarch 1st Pat 1966 - 1971 7M Monarch 2nd Pat 1968 - 1972 7R CF2 1972 - 1986 8B .270 Winchester Imperial Featherweight 1957 - 1964 8D Majestic 1960 - 1966 8E Majestic 1963 - 1970 8L Monarch 1st Pat 1966 -1969 8M Monarch 1st Pat 1969 - 1970 Monarch 1st+ 2nd Pat Featherweight 1969 - 1974 8R CF2 1972 - 1974 9C .458 Winchester Emperor 1958 - 1965 10B .375 H&H.B.R.N.E Imperial Unknown 11A .243 Winchester Hunter/Viscount 1958 - 1966 11B Hunter/Viscount 1957 - 1970 11D Majestic 1959 - 1966 11E Majestic 1960 - 1970 11L Monarch 1st Pat 1967 - 1968 11M Monarch 1st Pat 1967 - 1970 11P Monarch 2nd Pat 1970 - 1974 11R CF2 1973 - 1986 12N 7mm Rem Mag Monarch 1st Pat 1968 - 1970 12P Monarch 2nd Pat 1970 - 1972 12R CF2 1973 - 1985 13P .300 Winchester Monarch 2nd Pat 1970 -1973 14P Magnum 14R CF2 1978 - 1986 15P .22 .250 Monarch 2nd Pat 1971 - 1973 15R CF2 1973 - 1986