A RARE CASED CROSMAN CO2-POWERED .22 AIR-PISTOL MODEL 150 'SK' SHOOTING SET, serial no. 61795, for between 1956-67, the pistol with blued one-piece 6in. barrel, ramp and blade fore-sight, windage adjustable rear-sight, sliding breech-cover and rear-mounted cocking-piece, blued under-barrel reservoir, black crackle-finished frame and mottled cream-coloured chequered plastic grips, tested and appearing little used in its rare 'lunch-box' tin case with internal lidded compartment for the pistol, ammunition and co2 cannisters, the remainder of the case forming a pellet trap (unmarked by pellets) and with target holder, complete with instructions, targets (some later), a period carton of co2 cannisters and a scarce 'spam' tin pellet box with the majority of its contents intact, collector's condition throughout.

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