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steven grammont

steven grammont

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Went to my fathers yesterday with my brother for a visit , Dad is at the point where he's giving shit away. His wife is a liberal goof so she can't stand that he has guns in the house ,no matter what they are. My whole life my dad has always had a few firearms , nothing crazy , but always a rifle , pistol , a shotgun. Well he was trying to give me a 9mm and I told him to give it to my brother , so then he breaks out this wooden case and tells me to take this instead. I guess it was one of my grandfathers toys , it's a German made air pistol ....... Fired it a couple of times when I got home , it definitely functions but seemed weak. After a little research I found out that it has leather seals and that they need to be oiled , or replaced most likely. Just figured that I would share this ....... IMG_20241103_173149.jpg
 
Len-2A Training said:
Perhaps @JuergenG will provide some insight about this gun, history and rarity if any.

Looks very well cared for and probably has some collector value as well.
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You caught me on the wrong foot, Len, I had to google.
BSF stands for Bayerische Sportwaffenfabrik (Bavarian Sports Gun Factory.
I found an article in German language about the S20 and variants. Apparently the S20 has been made from the 30s until 1988, with a break during WWII and re-started in 1948:

BSF S 20

Freie Waffen: Testberichte, Produktvorstellungen, Reportagen, Fachmesseberichte, Anfaenger-Orientierungshilfen, Kaufempfehlungen und Sammlertips zum Thema freie Schusswaffen. Schwerpunkt: CO2- und Druckluftwaffen, sowie Zubehoer.
www.muzzle.de
steven grammont's is in very good condition and, along with the box, surely a collectors item.

Here are a live auction for a S20 "Match" which could give an idea about value and interest:
Oltimerluftpistole BSF S20 Match in OVP - eGun
and a finished auctionfrom the UK with some research BSF Bayerische Sportwaffenfabrik Model S20 .177 Calibre Air Pistol (SN 623) – Tim Dyson Air Guns
No hammer price shown for this one.
 
JuergenG said:
You caught me on the wrong foot, Len, I had to google.
BSF stands for Bayerische Sportwaffenfabrik (Bavarian Sports Gun Factory.
I found an article in German language about the S20 and variants. Apparently the S20 has been made from the 30s until 1988, with a break during WWII and re-started in 1948:

BSF S 20

Freie Waffen: Testberichte, Produktvorstellungen, Reportagen, Fachmesseberichte, Anfaenger-Orientierungshilfen, Kaufempfehlungen und Sammlertips zum Thema freie Schusswaffen. Schwerpunkt: CO2- und Druckluftwaffen, sowie Zubehoer.
www.muzzle.de
steven grammont's is in very good condition and, along with the box, surely a collectors item.

Here are a live auction for a S20 "Match" which could give an idea about value and interest:
Oltimerluftpistole BSF S20 Match in OVP - eGun
and a finished auctionfrom the UK with some research BSF Bayerische Sportwaffenfabrik Model S20 .177 Calibre Air Pistol (SN 623) – Tim Dyson Air Guns
No hammer price shown for this one.
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The wooden box was made by my grandfather , so it's not original , the cardboard insert was cut out of the original box. It's in very good condition, men from that era always took care of their belongings.
 
steven grammont said:
Went to my fathers yesterday with my brother for a visit , Dad is at the point where he's giving shit away. His wife is a liberal goof so she can't stand that he has guns in the house ,no matter what they are. My whole life my dad has always had a few firearms , nothing crazy , but always a rifle , pistol , a shotgun. Well he was trying to give me a 9mm and I told him to give it to my brother , so then he breaks out this wooden case and tells me to take this instead. I guess it was one of my grandfathers toys , it's a German made air pistol ....... Fired it a couple of times when I got home , it definitely functions but seemed weak. After a little research I found out that it has leather seals and that they need to be oiled , or replaced most likely. Just figured that I would share this .......View attachment 933149
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Thats awesome
 
Couple good posts on that model by Tom Gaylord.
www.pyramydair.com

BSF S20 air pistol: Part 1 | Blog | Pyramyd AIR

by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The BSF S20 pistol looks like a breakbarrel rifle that’s been cut down to fit into a pistol grip. A history of airguns This report covers: BSF S20 Finding the gun Some faults Not so simple Description What to do next? BSF S20 I saw my first BSF
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BSF S20 air pistol: Part 2 | Blog | Pyramyd AIR

by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier The BSF S20 pistol looks like a rifle that’s been cut down to fit into a pistol grip. Part 1 A history of airguns This report covers: Chinese copy? An HW70 copy? Velocity test Premier 7.9-grain RWS Hobbys Crosman Silver Eagle hollowpoints Breech seal...
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