FWB Does the FWB 124 have a Walnut stock?
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Looks like nice beech. There are a few in walnut but not many.
Here's a thread on one.
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Here's a thread on one.
Old school FWB 124 surprise
Zero expectations. Then this happened. Beautiful and stunning Walnut beaver tail stock with the original multi-coat epoxy gloss finish, mint action (mesmerizing bore🤓), original manual, original invoice from Robert Law's Air Rifle Headquarters, test targets shot by Mr. Law while...
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Hope you're well, Randy. I have seen a walnut 124 with a similar pattern. I looked at that gun on the auction site and saw none of the typical beech medulary rays on it. I think Beeman offered them in 1983. Serial numbers in the 50,000 range (maybe?I think so). Yours is just under that. Show me pictures of top, bottom, and sides, and a close up of open grain if it has it. Beech doesn't fool me.
On that plain sawn stock look for the give away beech crescent ring rows on the top and bottom sides. Beech always has it somewhere. They look like this
On that plain sawn stock look for the give away beech crescent ring rows on the top and bottom sides. Beech always has it somewhere. They look like this
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Far as I know or noticed ... FWB NEVER produced in normal mass production any WALNUT stocks for the 124 series rifles.
Now special units in low numbers were produced by FWB 124/127 "D's" in walnut and demanded much increased selling/ purchase costs being marketed as special grades based on how fancy they looked.
The production Standard and Deluxe versions ( 124/127 and the deluxe/s 124D/127D ) were in Beech and typical with organic "Wood" could look plain jane to fancy jane but were still Beech.
I've seen Beeman catalogs from the late 70's threw latter 80's where Robert Beemans catalogs indeed hyped his special walnut offerings for said rifle along with HW's and others.
Pictures shared above ... appear to be all Beeches ... IMO
Now special units in low numbers were produced by FWB 124/127 "D's" in walnut and demanded much increased selling/ purchase costs being marketed as special grades based on how fancy they looked.
The production Standard and Deluxe versions ( 124/127 and the deluxe/s 124D/127D ) were in Beech and typical with organic "Wood" could look plain jane to fancy jane but were still Beech.
I've seen Beeman catalogs from the late 70's threw latter 80's where Robert Beemans catalogs indeed hyped his special walnut offerings for said rifle along with HW's and others.
Pictures shared above ... appear to be all Beeches ... IMO
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There was a gentleman from the UK who appeared to be knowledgeable about the 124 series, believed about 100 factory walnut stocks were produced.
I've only recorded seeing eighteen posted about. Serial numbers range between 495xx and 55xxx.
I've only recorded seeing eighteen posted about. Serial numbers range between 495xx and 55xxx.
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Not to sidetrack thread but I do have a factory 124 walnut. I’m away for a couple days but I can post pics w seriel number when home. King fisher 61 had multiple factory walnut only made 1 year I believe. Totally different from Beeman custom shop stocks.
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Your walnut gun is gorgeous and falls in that serial number range posted above. Last I looked, Kingfisher has five. Somehow they seem to migrate to his residence. LOL
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My FWB 124 came with a beechwood stock best for iron sights.
So I made a maple/walnut strip stock to be used with a scope...
So I made a maple/walnut strip stock to be used with a scope...
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I see nothing inaccurate about what Motorhead stated. If you read closely, his post says that low numbers of 124/127 Deluxe models were produced by FWB in walnut, which is correct. In his first sentence he only states that the Factory Walnuts were not "mass produced".
Many of those factory walnuts ended up in the US market and some in the European market.
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