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BSA (and other) SMALL-BORE TARGET RIFLES


See also the BSA RIFLES IDENTIFICATION TABLE


Including equivalent Target Rifles, with just a small representation of significant Foreign Competitors

See also a Quick Comparison and Reference page for all on-site Target Rifles.

Or a Simple Identification Table for BSA Manufactured Small-bore Rifles.

Go here if you are seeking Spares for your small-bore B.S.A. rifle.


The image below links to a diagram of
THE COMMON PART NAMES OF A SMALL-BORE TARGET RIFLE

For rifles manufactured by The Birmingham Small Arms Company of Birmingham, England

Links to the various models are listed below in approximate chronological order


BOLT ACTION RIFLES

BSA War Office Pattern Miniature Rifle

BSA Model No.1

BSA Model No.2

BSA manufactured & Enfield Training Rifles

SMALL-FRAME MARTINI ACTION RIFLES

BSA Models Nos.4 to 4b, 5 and .310 Cadet Model

BSA Model No.6

BSA Model Nos. 8 & 9

BSA Model Nos. 10 & 11

BSA Model No.12

BSA Model No.13

BSA Model No. 14 ?

BSA Model No. 15 and Centurion

BSA Model No. 12/15

BSA Century

BSA Martini International Mks. I & II

BSA Martini International Mk.III

BSA Martini International Mk. IV, V and I.S.U.

BSA slide action rifle

The BSA Ralock and Armatic semi-auto rifles

The BSA .22RF Sportsman & Supersport
Single-shot and Repeating Rifles

BSA Miniature Rifles -General

BSA Sights &Accessories

Some unusual Enfield Rifle conversions

Are you seeking spares ?


OTHER BRITISH or COMMONWEALTH

 

W.W. Greener Martini Target Rifles

Vickers Martini Target Rifles

Parker-Hale Dewar Rifles

Parker-Hale CMT Rifles

Westley Richards miniature rifles

The Cogswell &Harrison "Certus" rifles

The Jurek Rifle

The Barnett Target Rifles

The Sportco Martini Rifle

See also: Miniature Calibre Cartridges

 

In 1936 at Alexandra Palace the competition was not limited to the entrants.

The manufacturers were every bit as competitive, as witnessed by the adjacent advertisements!


SOME OTHER BRITISH or COMMONWEALTH MANUFACTURERS

What other rifles were available to the target rifleman, for his sport, to compare with BSA products?
We provide just brief mentions of the main worthy foreign competition
to the Martini International series and earlier .


 The Anschutz Rifles

The Finnish Lion

The Haenel Target Rifle

The Hammerli Target Rifle

The HWZ Target Rifle

The Walther Target Rifle

The Winchester Models 52

The Remington Model 37 & 40-X Rifles

The HW52


For the uninitiated, below are shown diagrams of two types of small-bore target

THE FIRST DIAGRAM IS OF A TWO-PIECE

such as THE BSA INTERNATIONAL

THE SECOND

such as the WINCHESTER 52 ; REMINGTON ; ANSCHUTZ 54 ; FINNISH LION ; JUREK , etc.

While you are on site, visit the pages for the

Enfield small-bore Target & Training Rifles

Any queries or comment? Email the editor: Miniature Calibre Rifles @ Rifleman.org.uk


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