BSA training rifle Finally arrived--new pics

Calfed · Post by **Calfed** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:03 pm

I got this BSA trainer at a recent auction and wondered if anyone knows anything about them.

This is an auction picture (I'll post better when it arrives)

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Auction description advised:

Birmingham Small Arms Cal .22 SN:1873 Bolt action single shot training rifle dated 1907 and proofed as built in England. Blued finish, hard wood semi pistol grip stock, 24" barrel, good bore and action. Nice old leather sling, long range ladder type

It looks an awful lot like the top rifle in this ad

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Which is located at this website http://www.rifleman.org.uk/War_Office_P ... _Rifle.htm

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:31 pm

Nice rifle.
They are commonly known as the War Office Pattern Trainer. If you have a look in the Military training rifle Forum you will find a few posts about them.
A fun little rifle.

dromia · Post by **dromia** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:23 am

Yep definitely a WOP, they never really caught on as the SMRC conversions by Bonehill, Greener and the likes were more accurate and then when BSA started their own lineage of small receiver miniature rifle Martinis, the rest they say is history.

The HARC site link is a sticky at the top of this forum.

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:03 am

I have one by L.S.A. circa 1906......

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more pics in this thread....

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I was shooting mine at the range last night, love it!

Joe

Calfed · Post by **Calfed** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:22 pm

The BSA War Office Pattern trainer arrived today. Appears to be in good shape. I'll post a range report.

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Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:57 pm

Not half bad that one. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:56 am

Congratulations, it looks like a beauty.

Joe

rsm2ndbtnLF · Post by **rsm2ndbtnLF** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:45 am

Can't say for certain if that's the same make we used in the Army Cadets or TAVR, but it's damn near a good look-a-like! I do remember that in the RM's (before we got the SLR Sub-Calibre insert) we used a bonafide .22 Trainer which was near identicle to the L.42 Sniper Rifle.

Seph

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:46 pm

rsm2ndbtnLF wrote: we used a bonafide .22 Trainer which was near identicle to the L.42 Sniper Rifle.
Seph

That would have been the No. 8 , top one in this pic Seph....

Calfed · Post by **Calfed** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:42 pm

Those are nice looking trainers.

Couple of months ago, there were a bunch of honest-to-God trainers being auctioned, including a few Enfield trainers. Wanted one in the worst way, but someone wanted them more.

a No 8

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a N0 7

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a .22 No. 1 MKIII

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A .22 Hakim

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A .22 Mauser

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Even a .22 Krag, and I hadn't heard of one of those

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