Excellent Cll K .21 roundball rifle *backporch plinking

Backporch plinking with the Excellent Cll K .21 caliber roundball air rifle. On paper and a tin can from 33 feet.

1940"s era Excellent Cll K .21 caliber round ball airgun  made in Sweden. It is a multi pump pneumatic.

There were several models made. some with smooth bore and rifling in the last few inches of the barrel others are fully rifled. They offered both full size and carbine. The K signified carbine. The guns where produced in bb, .21 and .177 roundball / lead

Their first airgun was patented in 1904, 1908 they patented a CO2 airgun. They also made an odd top lever spring-piston rifle for a brief time in the early 1920s, as well as a triggerguard-lever rifle.
They also made three versions of breakbarrel springers. The first one was made from 1933 to 1949 uhand the second and third were more robust guns made from 1949-1959.

Their pre WWII production is estimated at 8,000 rifles. They actually made 3500 rifles during the war, from 1943 – 1945. From 1945-1970 they produced as many as 25,000 guns