FIRST MODEL
.180/large BB cal., SP, TL, 65 shot gravity-fed magazine, cast iron frame with black paint finish, blued steel barrel, marked "MATCHLESS" in a curving line on the side of the grip frame, top cocking lever w/o knob, no safety, 35.5...
MATCHLESS
These were spring piston BB rifles using a top lever for cocking; similar in this function to the First Model Daisy introduced in 1889. Cast iron parts made them more substantial and heavier than contemporary BB rifles. Promoted as the only repeating BB guns on the market, they actually were single shots, which, like some of the early Daisy "repeaters," could be fed BBs one at a time from a built-in magazine.
Previous trade name of BB rifles manufactured by Henry C. Hart Company located in Detroit, MI, circa 1890 to 1900.
MATCHLESS Airguns Models
SECOND MODEL
- similar to First Model, except "MATCHLESS" name is much smaller and in a straight line on the side of the breech area of the receiver, seamless brass nickel-plated barrel, top cocking lever with false-hammer knob. Mfg. 1895-1900...