Hi there, The Brittania Rifle Anglo sure shot is quite a rare air rifle. They are losely based on the Gem design with the compression cylinder in the wrist of the gun (ie below the stock). They have a capacity for dual power setting as already described, and to change the power you remove/adjust a screw under the cylinder. Spares are non existent for these guns. They were made around 1905-1908ish and were a powerful model when made. Because the stock sits on top of the compression cylinder like a saddle, the design is a very compact one, and build quality is very very high.
Hi, My wife's great uncle was the 'Cox' in question! We have a nice example of a Bonehill Britannia which we had re-blued in Birmingham at a factory just over the road from where it was made all those years ago. Gamo Precision Air Rifles for competition, training, hunting and recreational plinking. At GAMO we have over 50 years experience in designing high powered adult air rifles, airguns and ammunition for small game hunting and pest control. One of the reasons for our success is that we inspect each one of our components we produce.
I would say that they would be impossible to wear out.Value wise they start at about £400 upwards (and.22 and.25 are the rarer guns compared to.177's.)I have seen good ones sell for £550 before now. I have heard that they only made around 1500 of all three models.The three models were, the Brittannia Mk1, The Anglo sure shot (which is the most common) And the Improved Model. All are very desireable in any pre-war collection. I have two Anglo sure shots, both in.177 calibre. The rearsights vary on the Anglo Sure Shot Model, I have seen simple block rearsights, together with twin leaf sights and the unique See-Saw sight. If you do a search of previous posts, you shold still be able to find some pictures I posted of my guns.Hope that info is usefulATBLakey.
I used to have one in 177 cal. Star wars armor for sale. It was quite heavily pitted and reblued at some stage in its life. Dont have it anymore.I remember it was very powerful and had a tendency to shoot low due to the angled cylinder and corresponding angular recoil. Once mastered, it was not too bad. The trigger was quite stiff but adequate considering its simplicity.The barrel is one of the best looking (IMO) I've ever seen. Its so nicely proportioned and tapered.
Barrel lock up was first class.As for value, I would not know but I am surprised at the figures mentioned.For the sheer artistry of manufacture and relative scarcity, its worth every penny. Hi there pennineway.fswo,I have two of the Anglo Sure-Shots and they are very nice rifles. Search the net for articles written by Ian Alcock.
Ian hunted extensively with Brittanias and was a prolific contributor to airgun magazines in the '70's & 80's. He wrote about his hunting experiences and performed many tests in these guns. I bought one of mine from Ian. Last I heard he was living and deerstalking in Scotland.
I very knowledgeable and interesting man.nb: How are the airsporter stocks coming?
Hi all,I won a good looking Britannia air rifle at auction the other week, some of you may have seen it. Here is a link:It looks to be in good nick, bit of pitting and such. Also looks like it is missing its rear sight (Did not notice this until I saw other examples)Can anyone more knowledgeable tell me more about these fine rifles? This one is numbered 926.Also if anyone knows of any rear sights for sale.long shot i know.I paid £320 for it. Was this too much? Or did I get the bargain of the century?CheersJake.
Sounds like a bargain, they didn't make many of them and they are really splendid early springers. I would clamp a scope to the barrel without drilling or doing anything horrible to it, just to see what the old girl could do. Maybe a 4x pistol scope halfway down.Never thought about that.
I defiantly dont want to permanently alter the rifle. Though I do have a bsa no 8 sight laying around and I heard they work well. But the idea of a scope sounds good. Might try and find one that 'fits' the rifle. We shall see. Never thought about that.
I defiantly dont want to permanently alter the rifle. Though I do have a bsa no 8 sight laying around and I heard they work well. But the idea of a scope sounds good. Might try and find one that 'fits' the rifle. We shall see.I have a Britannia in my collection with a missing rearsight and which has been fitted with a BSA No 8.
This has had no adverse effect on the cylinder and the rifle performs superbly. It is quite possible the sight was fitted not long after the rifle was made as patina seems even and I know the rifle's history from the last 30 years -when it first appeared, the BSA sight accompanied it. Contemporary reviews referred to U.S. Made Lyman sights, which were very similar.Price is probably about right for a Britannia with missing rearsight. Britannia air rifles were originally fitted with 4 different types of rearsight and as yours appears to be serial numbered in the 900s, it would have had a sprung leaf.
It was not a complicated sight and there may well be a suitably qualified engineer on this site that would be able to make up a replacement for you.John. I have a Britannia in my collection with a missing rearsight and which has been fitted with a BSA No 8.
This has had no adverse effect on the cylinder and the rifle performs superbly. It is quite possible the sight was fitted not long after the rifle was made as patina seems even and I know the rifle's history from the last 30 years -when it first appeared, the BSA sight accompanied it. Contemporary reviews referred to U.S. Made Lyman sights, which were very similar.Price is probably about right for a Britannia with missing rearsight. Britannia air rifles were originally fitted with 4 different types of rearsight and as yours appears to be serial numbered in the 900s, it would have had a sprung leaf. It was not a complicated sight and there may well be a suitably qualified engineer on this site that would be able to make up a replacement for you.JohnCould you possible post some images?
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Just so I get an idea on what id have to do if I was to put my bsa no 8 on it.Cheers. I've attached a link to some photos of my Britannia with BSA No 8 sight and some of another Britannia fitted with the sprung leaf sight I mentioned earlier.Hope this helps.Kind regards,JohnHello John,Thanks for sharing the pictures of your No 8 sighted Britannia which actually don't look the least bit out of place and would have made a nice option when the rifle was originally purchased. The thought of fitting an optical sight however sends me into a shiver at the the very thought of it.
Its' about time somebody published a book about these iconic old air rifles don't you think?RegardsBrian.