Air rifle id please?

[Smellydog]

What era is this air rifle. Work colleague brought it show me.
I believe it to be a John Bowket design??

 

[Swedish]

Looks like a Falcon of some variety to me so yes John Bowket I would say.

EDIT: looks like one for sale here:

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[Smellydog]

Looks like a Falcon of some variety to me so yes John Bowket I would say.

EDIT: looks like one for sale here:

.22 Pre-charged Pneumatic Falcon Air rifles for sale | Guntrader

Explore our wide range of new and used .22 Pre-charged Pneumatic Falcon Air rifles, suitable for all levels. Browse our listings to find the perfect gun.

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Slightly different mate. I'm sure of the same origin.
I remember when they first came out as Manatou's or similar...

 

[Cottis]

Isn't that one of the later Titans before Falcon got involved and fell out with JB?

That looks like one of the earlier quick fill silencers that Falcon nicked.

JB knew how to make PCP's. Brilliant guns.

 

[Cottis]

Could it be a bastardised Titan with a Falcon block added? Seems to be a little of both maybe. It was a long time ago since I handled one so I cannot recall.

 

[Smellydog]

Thank you gents.
Maybe a Titan/ Falcon cross over.

 

[Liveonce]

first two pictures are falcon, i still have one, not sure about the muzzle end

 

[Scottb123]

Yeo I’d say falcon with that mod design the always had brass parts on the cylinder if I timber correctly

 

[.270s202]

Looks quite like a falcon, fn19 perhaps?

If i remember correctly there was a few variations of 'fn19' models

 

[sauer]

I have a titan single shot JB rifle .... bloody brilliant

 

[Border]

I had a .22 Titan Manitou single shot when they first came out. Nice rifles.

 

[Swedish]

A good mate of mine had the Titan Mohawk, a single stroke pneumatic. If I remember correctly the cocking lever (side mounted) had a clever sliding fulcrum design that increased mechanical advantage near the end of the stroke were pressure was highest. EDIT: thinking back the fulcrum may not have slid but relied on changes of angle to increase effort as the lever closed.

 

[Smellydog]

A good mate of mine had the Titan Mohawk, a single stroke pneumatic. If I remember correctly the cocking lever (side mounted) had a clever sliding fulcrum design that increased mechanical advantage near the end of the stroke were pressure was highest. EDIT: thinking back the fulcrum may not have slid but relied on changes of angle to increase effort as the lever closed.

I had it's predecessor, the jb1.

 

[Gameking]

Falcon Raptor with early version Falcon Silencer / Quickfill unit.

When Air Arms bought Falcon they redesigned the block neater (Like AA400 /410 series) and renamed it the Prairie.

Titans and Falcons prior were single shot and had separate cocking handle on RHS of action, the bolt was just to seat the pellet not cock the hammer/ trigger .
In the redesigned Raptor block the bolt did both and indexed the magazine.

 

[Gameking]

For JB fans a new book just out on Titan / Bowkett.

New book announcement: "Titan - And a few other airguns designed by John Bowkett"

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[The Grouse]

My first ever rifle was a Titan Manitou in .177 as bought by my dad. Still have it, and it's still spot on. The only rifle I have that I will never sell.

 

[Smellydog]

My first ever rifle was a Titan Manitou in .177 as bought by my dad. Still have it, and it's still spot on. The only rifle I have that I will never sell.

I had one also. It was loose however where the hammer block attached to the valve block/cylinder so it went soon after. Other than that it was spot on.
The early ones had their parts made in India!
I tried to talk to someone about it's issue but got an Indian feller on the phone. Couldn't understand a bloody word he said. I swapped it for a BSA something...