In my previous article, I described the history of the Original brand of airguns, as manufactured by Mayer & Grammelspacher between 1950 and 1984. I homed in on the Original Model 35, which I owned from 1963, and also mentioned the popular Model 27. I shall now recap the other models that were marketed in the UK according to my 1962 brochure.
The range started with the Model 1, 15 and 16, all of which were .177 smoothbore airguns for younger boys, but featuring proper blued steel and wooden stocks. The Model 22, 23 and 25 were of more solid construction, with rifled barrels and seamless steel tube cylinders rather than folded steel designs. The Model 27 was a little larger and heavier than the Model 25 and featured a more sophisticated trigger design.
Only the Model 25 and above were available in .22 calibre. The Model 50b underlever rifle, albeit in an updated configuration, is described later on.
