No. As I said, it came from Robert Law/Air Rifle Headquarters, the first company from West Virginia.
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FWB FWB 124d
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Thank you.
The reason I asked the question is that the two Roberts, Law and Beeman, were intertwined for a period of time. There are ARH catalogs with Beeman's San Anselmo address on them, and then later Robert Law was getting his guns through Beeman's Company.
I keep a chart of FWB 12X guns, and between serial numbers 1016X and 3058X, there appear four guns from ARH that have a Beeman stamp. Three of the guns are Custom ARH120s, and the fourth is a deluxe model in which the owner claimed he purchased new from Air Rifle Headquarters in Grantsville, W.V.
So, as you can see, it doesn't appear to be black and white as to what is or isn't stamped on an ARH gun.
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can I ask the span of serial numbers for that one year that Beeman sold the Walnut Stock 124/7. Thanx, D
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I think all the FWB rifles are beautiful, but add walnut and they go to new level. Just a joy to shoot. A 124 is what got me deep into this hobby. Better than wasting money in over the bar or at casino.
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No argument there, My first 124d is definetely beech. I picked up another used in fantastic shape and I honestly cannot tell. It is redder than most of the beech stocked guns I have seen and the grain just does not look like beech. I hesitate to call it walnut but it may be. I have a mid 80's vintage 300s that is definetly walnut and two older models of the 150 that are walnut along with two each of the model 65 and 80 all of which have nicely grained walnut. My first was also a 124d. I go by several casinos in the Shreveport area, and never bother with them. Same for bars and smoking, Every since I finished college back in 1968 I always said I could buy a nice gun on what I saved from not smoking. I guess my one vice is guns, both firearms and airguns, having some rather unique and uncommon firearms. A Parker shotgun, a couple of French sliding breech double barrels, a Swedish Mauser dated 1900, with a two digit serial number and made by Mauser Obendorf, along with a couple of higher grades with gold inlays.
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I am going to inspect my FWB 124 stock, and post a few pictures. I just unpacked it. I am lucky it was not damaged in shipping. My Sterling HR83 .177 stock was broken in shipping. Again I was lucky the .22 HR did fare well.
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"Beech stock" FWB 124 its a Deluxe , w/ Beeman peep, trigger shoe, and nice vintage leather sling.
It is my 1st 124 I am impressed.
It is my 1st 124 I am impressed.
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Congrats on the exceptional looking 124. Sorry to see that one of your Sterling stocks was snapped during shipping. Hopefully, it isn't too badly splintered and can be repaired easily.
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Nice, that's one of the better looking beech stocks I have seen. Mine is similarly equipped, but my reciever sight which I got from Beeman around mid 1976 is simply stamped Williams. I did replace the factory globe front with an Anschutz globe so I can change the inserts, I also have a Gehmann adjustable iris in the receiver sight.
The more I look at that second 124d, I am convinced the stock is walnut, no rays or grain patterns like my beech stocks.
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When i sell a rifle. I ALWAYS take the stock off and wrap separate from the barreled action. Then tape the two padded barrel/stock together then put in a 6x6x30" box. Never have had a gun broken shipping this way. Had a gorgeous marble cake stock broken at the wrist same as your sterling years back. I learned from that experience !
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When I sent my FWB124d in to David Slade, he said leave the stock on. The triggers tend to break off if struck and replacements are unavailable. He recommended packing so the stock would not break. I ended up putting the gun in one of the hard shell plano type cases and that in a larger cardboard carton.
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I bought a gun on eBay. Seller thought a hard case would be "SAFE". When it arrived the barrel had broken through the case. Most hard cases are not safe for shipping unless you find a way to keep the gun from sliding around in the padding. I can do a much better job with a good properly reinforced box and half my brain tied behind my back. And it ships for less $.
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Good point about the trigger and shipping. I just received a Sterling HR 83 w/ a broken stock.
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Never thought of that. I sent a $13,000 shotgun off for repairs in one of those cases with no problem. I guess a gun should slip in that eggshell foam padding, but think it would be hard. A few holes and some zip ties or strong string could eliminate that problem. When I am shipping a gun that costs the better part of a thousand dollars I am not going to quibble over shipping cost.
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Yes,your right. when I sold mine off...I took some pvc pipe.Heated it up,flattened it some and slipped it over the trigger and taped in place.A pain but does work well.....
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