Dating a Sheridan Blue Streak?

[old lad]

I'm bringing this old girl out of retirement.



I've owned it for 40 years give or take a couple of years, it was second hand when I got it.

There is a serial/part number stamped on the barrel.



I'd love to know when it was manufactured, could anybody point me towards a data base that might contain the information I'm after please?

Thanks for looking,

Dave.

[stefan]

hi dave the model was named sheridan from 1949 to 1990 serial numbers only began on them since 1972 with 000000 marketed later as the c9 silver streak and the cb9 blue streak, made in Racine WI in the usa company started in 1945 by E.H wackerhagen and robert kraus teamed up to make guns ,the guns name sheridan comes from the name of the road that the two owners of the company travelled to work on each day,it should be a .20 cal 19.38 inche,s rifled barrel 675 fps adjustable rear sight american hard wood stock and fore arm weight 6 pounds

[old lad]

hi dave the model was named sheridan from 1949 to 1990 serial numbers only began on them since 1972 with 000000

Ah, I'm pretty sure it's pre 1972. Thanks for the info Stefan.

The big attraction for me when I got it was that it is a left handed loader, they were as rare as rocking horse poo, and with me being terminally left handed I couldn't resist.

[secretagentmole]

I would try dating a woman myself,

thank you I will get me coat...

[old lad]

I would try dating a woman myself

That's easy, cut the top of the head off and count the rings.

I wouldn't know where to start with a woman, I've been wedlocked for the last 35 years.

[stefan]

no worries i took the info out of my book BLUE BOOK OF AIR GUNS and as i typed in the previous post it says none of there guns got serial stamps untill 1972 onwards ,maybe phone them and ask ,crossman own the company now i think