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Prefix Letters

 Model Details

 Date Of Production

 A

 No.1 Light Pattern Standard .177

 1936 – 1939

 A

 Cadet .177

 1945 – 1946

 A

 Buccaneer Rifle .177

 1977

 AA

 Buccaneer Rifle .177

 1977 – 1983

 AAR

 Supersport Rifle .25

 1997 –

 AAS

 Spitfire .25

 1999 – 2005

 AN

 240 Magnum Pistol .22

 1994 – 2001

 AP

 240 Magnum Pistol .177

 1994 – 2001

 APH

 Superstar .25

 1991 – 2001

 AR

 Supersport Rifle .177

 1997 –

 AS

 Spitfire Pre-charge .177

 1999 – 2005

 AWC

 Mercury 635 Magnum .25

 1985 – 1987

 AWR

 Airsporter Stutzen .25

 1992 – 2001

 AZR 

 Airsporter RB2 .22

 B

 Breakdown Pattern .177

 1932 – 1939

 B

 Cadet .177

 1946 – 1947

 BA

 Cadet .177

 1947 – 1951

 BC

 Cadet .177

 1951 – 1962

 C

 Standard Club No.4 .177

 1936 – 1939

 C

 Cadet Major .177

 1947 – 1949

 C

 Piled Arms Centenary 1982 .177 & .22

 1982

 CA

 Cadet Major .177

 1949 – 1955

 CC

 Cadet Major .177

 1955 – 1962

 CS

 BSA Standard Club .177 and No.4 Club

 1930 – 1936

 D

Buccaneer .22 

 1977 – 1983

 DA

Buccaneer .22

 1977 – 1983

 DM22

Dynamax .22

 2009 – 2011

 DM77

Dynamax .177 

 2009 – 2011

 DN

SuperTEN .177 & SuperTEN Bull Barrel .177

 1996 – 2008

 DN

SuperTen Sporter .177 & Bull Barrel .177 

 1996- 2008

 DP

SuperTen .22 & SuperTen Bull Barrel .22

 1996 – 2008

 DR

Spitfire .22

 1999 – 2005

 DS

Supersport .22

 1986

 DS

Lightning & Lightning XL 

 E

Club .177

 1948 – 1950

 EA

Airsporter/Club .177

 1950 – 1954

 EB

Airsporter MK I .177

 1955 – 1957

 EC

Airsporter MK I .177 

 1956 – 1962

 ED

Airsporter MK I/MK II .177

 1959

 EE

Airsporter MK II .177

 1959 – 1965

 EF

Airsporter MK III .177

 1966 – 1968

 EG

Airsporter MK III/IV .177

 1968 – 1969

 EK

Airsporter MK IV .177

 1969 – 1971

 EL

Airsporter MK V .177

 1971 – 1974

 EM

Airsporter MK VI .177

 1974 – 1979

 EN

Airsporter MK VI .177

 1979 – 1983

 EP

Airsporter ‘S’ MK I .177

 1979 – 1983

 ER

Airsporter ‘S’ MK II .177

 1983 – 1985

 ES

Airsporter ‘S’ MK III .177

 1985 – 1986

 ET

Airsporter Stutzen & Carbine .177

 1985 – 1986

 F

Martini International MKI Light Pattern

 1950 – 1954

 FB

Martini International MK I Left Hand

 1953 – 1959

 FC

Martini International MK II Heavy Barrel

 1954 – 1957

 FD

Martini International MK II Light Pattern Left Hand

 1954 – 1959

 FG

 Martini International MK IV & ISU Right Hand Light

 1969 – 1973

 FG

Martini International MK 5 Heavy Barrel

 1973 – 1981

 FH

Martini International MK 5 ISU Heavy Barrel Left Hand

 1971 – 1981

 G

 Airsporter MK I .22

 1948 – 1954

 GA

 Airsporter MK I .22

 1954 – 1958

 GB

 Airsporter MK I .22

 1956 – 1958

 GC

 Airsporter MK I & Transitional to MK II.22

 1958 – 1959

 GD

 Airsporter MK II .22

 1959 – 1965

 GE

 Airsporter MK II .22

 1965 – 1967

 GF

 Airsporter MK II .22

 1967 – 1968

 GG

 Airsporter MK III .22

 1968 – 1969

 GI

 Airsporter MK IV .22

 1969 – 1971

 GJ

 Airsporter MK V .22

 1971 – 1974

 GK

 Airsporter MK VI .22

 1974 – 1979

 GL

 Airsporter MK VI .22

 1979 – 1983

 GM

 Airsporter ‘S’ MK I .22

 1979 -1983

 GN

 Airsporter MK VII .22

 1983 – 1986

 GP

 Airsporter ‘S’ MK II .22

 1985 – 1986

 GR

 Airsporter Stutzen + Carbine .22

 1985 – 1986

 GS

 Goldstar .22

 1991 -2004

 GT

 Goldstar .177

 1991 – 2004

 H

P17 Military Rifles Sporterized .30’06 Springfield

 1949 – 1953

 HA

 P17 Military Rifles Sporterized .270 Winchester

 1949 – 1953

 HA

 Armatic Self Loading Rifle .22 Rimfire

 1966 – 1969

 J

Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action .22 Rimfire

 1947 – 1950

 J

Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action .22 Rimfire

 1953 – 1955

 JA

Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action

 1950 – 1951

 JB

Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action

 1951 – 1952

 JC

Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action

 1952

 JD

Sportsman Single Shot Bolt Action

 1952 – 1955

 K

Merlin MK I .177 Junior Air Rifle

 1962 – 1964

 K

Sportsman Five .22 Rimfire Rifle

 1948 – 1953

 KA

Merlin Junior Air Rifle .177 MK II

 1964 – 1968

 KA

Sportsman Five .22 Rimfire Rifle

 1950 – 1952

 KB

Sportsman Five Rimfire Rifle

 1951

 KC

Sportsman Five Rimfire Rifle

 1951 – 1952

 KD

Sportsman Five Rimfire Rifle

 1951 – 1955

 L

 Light Pattern Standard Air Rifle .177

 1919 – 1936

 L

 Merlin Junior Air Rifle .22 MK I

 1962 – 1964

 L

 Sportsman Ten .22 Rimfire Rifle

 1949 – 1950

 LA

 Merlin Junior Air Rifle .22 MK II

 1964 – 1968

 LA

 Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle

 1950 – 1954

 LB

 Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle

 1951

 LC

 Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle

 1951

 LD

 Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle

 1951

 LE

 Sportsman Fifteen Rimfire Rifle

 1951 – 1955

 LE

 R-10 MK2 Anniversary Ltd Edition .177 & 22 (150 made)

 2011 – 2012

 LS22

Lonestar .22

 2008 – 2011

 LS25

Lonestar .25

 2008 – 2011

 LS77

Lonestar .177

 2008 – 2011

 M

Cadet Major .177

 1947 – 1948

 M

P.14 Military Rifles Sporterized .303 Calibre

 1949 – 1953

 N

Meteor MK I .177

 1959 – 1962

 NA

Meteor MK II .177

 1962 – 1966

 NB

Meteor MK II .177

 1962 – 1968

 ND

Meteor MK II + Super Mark I .177

 1967 – 1969

 NE

Meteor MK III + Super Mark II .177

 1969 – 1973

 NG

Meteor MK IV + Super Mark III .177

 1973 – 1979

 NH

Meteor MK V + Super Mark IV .177

 1979 – 1994

 P

Martini Model 12/15

 1947 – 1955

 P1

Polaris .177 & .22

 PH

Superstar .177

 1990 – 2004

 R

Martini Model 13

 1932 – 1939

 RA

Scorpion Pistol .22

 1972 – (Recalled)

 RB

Scorpion Pistol .22

 1972 – 1994

 RH

Superstar .22

 1990 – 2004

 R22

R – 10 MK1 .22

 R77

R – 10 MK1 .177

 RL22

R – 10 MK1 .22 Left Hand

 RL77

R – 10 MK1 177 Left Hand

 R225000 +

R – 10 MK2 .22 (Seial No. 5000 Upwards)

 R775000 +

R – 10 MK2 .177 (Seial No. 5000 Upwards)

 RL225000 +

R – 10 MK2 .22 Left Hand (Seial No. 5000 Upwards)

 RL775000 +

R – 10 MK2 .177 Left Hand (Seial No. 5000 Upwards)

 S

BSA Imporved Mod D with Double Intercepting Safety Sear Patt 30338/10 .177 & .22 Standard, Ligh, Junior + Juvenile

 1911 – 1917

 S

BSA Standard No 2 Air Rifle .22

 1919 – 1936

 S

Supersport & Lightning & XL’s Air Rifle GAMO made version

 S

Ralock Self Loading Sporting Rifle .22 Short Rifle Cartridge 

 1947 – 1951

 S

Supersport Five Bolt Action Rifle .22 Long Rifle Cartridge

 1955

 SA

Supersport Five Bolt Action Rifle .22 Long Rifle Cartridge

 1955 – 1958

 SB

Supersport Five Bolt Action Rifle .22 Long Rifle Cartridge

 1955 – 1966

 SC

Supersport Five Bolt Action Rifle .22 Long Rifle Cartridge

 1966 – 1967

 SE22

 Scorpion SE.22

 2011 –

 SE77

 Scorpion SE.177

 2011 –

 SS

 Scorpion Single Shot .177 & .22

 ST

 Scorpion T10 .177 & .22

 T

BSA Standard No2 Air Rifle .22

 1936 – 1939

 T

Ralock Self Loading Sporting Rifle .22 Long Rifle

 1949 – 1951

 T

Meteor Air Rifle MK I .22

 1959 – 1962

 T

Surfix Letter On BSA Super Sport Five Sporting Rifle Designating Tangent Rearsight

 1957 – 1962

 TA

Meteor MK II .22

 1962 – 1966

 TB

Meteor MK II .22

 1966 – 1968

 TD

Meteor MK II (Super Mk) .22

 1967 – 1969

 TE

Meteor MK III .22 & Meteor MK III (Super MK II .22)

 1969 – 1973

 TG

Meteor MK IV .22 & Meteor MKIV (Super MK III .22)

 1974 – 1978

 TH

Meteor MK V .22 & Meteor MKV (Super MK IV .22)

 1979- 1993

 U

 Martini International MK I Right Hand

 1950 – 1953

 UA

 Martini International MK I Left Hand

 1952

 UB

 Martini International MK I Right Hand (Improved Injection) & Left Hand

 1953

 UC

 Martini International MK I Light Weight Right Hand

 1953

 UD

Martini International MK I + MK II Mixed

 1953 – 1960

 UE

Martini International MK I + MK II Mixed

 1953 – 1960

 UF

Martini International MK II

 1960 – 1968

 UG

Martini International MK II

 1961 – 1968

 UM

Ultra Multi Shot .177 & .22

 US

Ultra Single Shot .177 & .22

 V

Century Bolt Action Target Rifle

 1955 – 1961

 W

12 Gauge ‘Regent Model’ Shotgun made only for RAF

 1940 – 1945

 W

Mercury Air Rifle MK I .177 

 1971 – 1973

 W

Cadet Air Rifle .177

 1949 – 1950

 WA

Mercury Air Rifle MK I .177

 1973 – 1974

 WB

Mercury Air Rifle MK II .177

 1974 – 1978

 WC

Mercury Air Rifle MK III .177

 1978 – 1985

 WE

Meteor MK6 .22

 WE

Comet .177 & .22

 WH

Mercury ‘S’ Air Rifle

 1980 – 1985

 WR

Airsporter RB2 .177 & .22

 1992 – 2001

 WT

Airsporter Stutzen RB2 .177

 1992 – 2000

 Y

Cadet Major Air Rifle .177

 1949

 YA

Single Twelve Shotgun 2 & 3/4″ Chamber X 30″ Barrels

 1950 – 1962

 YB

Single Twelve Shotgun 3″ X 30″

 1950 – 1962

 YC

Single Twelve Shotgun 3″ X 32″

 1950 – 1962

 YD

Snipe Shotgun 2 3/4″

 1962 – 1973

 YE

Snipe Shotgun 3″

 1962 – 1973

 Z

Mercury MK I .22

 1971 – 1973

 ZA

Mercury MK II .22 

 1973 – 1974

 ZB

Mercury MK II .22 

 1974 – 1978

 ZC

Mercury MK III .22 

 1978 – 1985

 ZD

Mercury Challenger .22 

 1985 – 1986

 ZE

Meteor MK 6 .177

 1993 – Present

 ZH

Mercury ‘S’ .22

 1980 – 1985

 ZR

Airsporter RB2 .22 & .177

 1992 – 2000

 ZT

Airsporter RB2 Stutzen .22

 1992 – 2000

 0

Parke-Hale Striker .177 (same as Supersport Air Rifle)

 0

Supersport & XL .25

 1A

Firebird Pre Charged .177

 2001 – 2005

 1B

Techstar .177

 2004 – 2007

 2A

Firebird Pre Charged .22

 2001 – 2005

 2A

Lonestar .25

 2009

 2B

Techstar .22

 2004 – 2007

 3A

Ultra Multi Shot .177

 3B

Sportsman HV .177

 2009

 4A

Ultra Multi Shot .22 

 4B

Sportsman HV .22

 2009

 5A

Scorpion T10 .177 & T10 Bull Barrel .177

 5B

Ultra Single Shot .177

 6A

Scorpion T10 .22 & T10 Bull Barrel .22

 6B

Ultra Single Shot .22

 7 –

 Parke – Hale Striker .22 (same as Supersport Air Rifle)

 7B

Scorpion Single Shot .177

8B 

Scorpion Single Shot .22