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woodhippy · Member

A couple days ago my Dad went on a cleaning spree of his gun room closet and a few hours into it brought this into the dining room and laid it on table in front of me. This rifle was given to me about 35 years ago by a family friend. My dad didn't think I was old enough to handle the pump .22, so he put it away. I had forgotten all about the rifle, and since I have been messing with air guns the last couple months he dug it out so I have another air gun to spend money on. This one is worth spending time and money on, all hardwood and steel, no plastic.
I have to find a couple of parts for the old thing, it's missing the cocking mechanism and the pump arm is slightly bent. The rifling is in great condition. The barrel and gas tube all need refinished, as well as the stock, but I didn't call my shop Clearwater Precision Finishes for the lack of interest in refinishing metals and wood. I really hope the parts I need are available. I'm not certain, but it appears that the chamber parts of an early 1322 may interchange. Anyway, I'd really like to get it to shoot without leaking so this old rifle can be rebuilt/modified to my specs.
Here are a couple pics of it, I am having problems with the photo transfer application, so I'll post as many as it will allow. Thanks, woodhippy.

Ok, I used a different image application, you can double click on these images and they will enlarge for a better view. Thanks again, Respectfully, woodhippy

fritz · Silver Status Member

She will clean up nicely.

woodhippy · Member

Thanks fritz, I think so as well and already have a few ideas jotted down.

fritz · Silver Status Member

You should be able to get her functional without much effort, then clear her up.

woodhippy · Member

Well I checked Crosman's site, and the 140 was built for a 14 year period between 1954 and 1968, with four variations. By the info listed for each variation I am fairly cerain this one is the first variation, as it is listed with "finger tip recocking", and the others are listed with different cocking features. Now the location of parts begins.

fritz · Silver Status Member

You could always use 1/16 steel and machine your own flat parts.

lauchlin · Supporting Member

If that is a rear cocking 140 it's a very very rare gun.. can you get some better pics .does it say 140 on it is the barrel steel or brass all the parts are around

I had a look around here

woodhippy · Member

lauchlin, it is VERY old. The only place it says 140 is on the sliding chamber door, other than that there are no other markings, not even a serial # and I removed the stock searching for one. Everything is steel, no brass, not even the bolt. Here are more pics, their quality are rather poor, my old digital camera is about as rare as the rifle.

woodhippy · Member

Double Click The Thumbnail Images, They Will Magnify To Show Detail. Thanks, woodhippy
The rifle has a very light coat of rust giving it the appearance of brass in some photos. I have taken a magnet to it and it is all steel. I looked at Crosman's exploded view they have at for download and it is useless to this variation, it shows the bolt handle cocking variation and a very mechanized trigger assembly, a stock with a butt pad and a ramped front sight. Apparently I have the early (1954-?) variation, so do I restore it, or do I modify the hell out of it since it will not be all original? Help me out here folks.

lauchlin · Supporting Member

well its a first edition with steel barrel rare .Its not the rear cocking and yes restore it i have all the parts you need. there hard hitters when all tune up and very easy to work on

BBGun Bob · Veteran Member

in the stock between the pump handle it will be marked 961 or 619 meaning Sept. of 1961.

Good luck!
BBGun Bob