I am looking for information on an unusual airgun that came with a large collection I bought. It is a Sarsilmaz SSS Special Mod 500. It is a lap loading side lever with a checkered walnut stock and a plastic pistol grip. The cocking stroke is short. I only shot a few shots. It sounds like it is dieseling. The velocities I got were in the 475 to 500 fps range.
Very interesting.
I only know Sarsilmaz as a Turkish firearms manufacturer, did not know they made an airgun too.
nice little rifle it has to be very rare in the states
Back in the 1990's, Myron Kasock acquired a small number of these "military trainers" on a business trip to Turkey. His glowing description didn't convince me to buy one from him, but a couple years ago I found one available and snapped it up; they're actually a nicely made gun and certainly rare. Before your post the only other one I've seen was at Myron's 2003 auction - actually, your photo sure looks like Myron's gun and if its S/N is M229 that is for sure the case.
I haven't been able to find any info on these guns at all. Maybe a GTA member in Europe will see this and offer something...?
Don R.
@david_enoch Looks identical to a Norica 47, right down to the squared off plastic pistol grip. I had one for a while, but with a much plainer beech stock. Maybe made under license? Interesting gun.
@david_enoch Looks identical to a Norica 47, right down to the squared off plastic pistol grip. I had one for a while, but with a much plainer beech stock. Maybe made under license? Interesting gun.
Well spotted Jim. Although I am inclined to think it a re-brand rather than a licensed manufacturing deal thing.
FWIW, the last time I was at Findlay, 2 years ago, I saw my 47 on someone else's table, for $100. Someone had bedlinered the stock, and it actually didn't look bad. I knew it was mine because it had a small setscrew that I added to the tap-loader handle, to prevent over-rotation and make bore alignment adjustable.
