FIREFLY
.177 cal., push-barrel cocking, SP, smoothbore, concentric mainsprings, wooden barrel cover, frame and grip are heavy cast iron, marked "O.K." on left side of trigger, "ANSON" on the right side, and "FIREFLY" o...
ANSON, E. & CO.
Edwin Anson and Company was a gunsmithing business, previously active from about 1890 to 1945. Models produced were the Ansonia air rifle (apparently a copy of the MGR rifle of Mayer & Grammelspacher), Star air pistols, and small numbers of the Firefly air pistol. They designed with Frank Clarke, but did not produce the Westley Richards Highest Possible air pistols and the Accles & Shelvoke Warrior air pistol. Ref: AW-May 1984.
Previous manufacturer located in Birmingham, England circa 1890-1945.
ANSON, E. & CO. Airguns Models
ANSONIA
- .177 cal., BBC, SP, 17 in. octagonal barrel with nine-groove RH rifling, adj. sights, barrel screwed into barrel block, lever detent like MGR but two-piece barrel marked "The Ansonia", 41.5 in. OAL, 7.5 lbs. Mfg. 1905-1910.
STAR
.177 cal., underlever, SS, SP, smoothbore, Vulcanite grips with "FC" monogram. Approx. 100 mfg. 1926-mid 1930s.
ANSONIA Mk. 2
- .177 cal., BBC, SP, 17 in. octagonal barrel and barrel block are one piece, fixed sight, 41.5 in. OAL. 7.5 lbs. Mfg. 1905-1910.