Identify my rapid model please.

[Craigash]

Hi everyone can someone identify the model and year of my recent purchase please? I have looked at serial numbers and nothing seems to tally.  Thankyou.
013458

[lone wolf]

I cant seem to place that either?

[Ca_Varminter]

I uploaded a pdf showing production dates....In the download area

With a SN# 013458
It was made in Dec 2002...

hth,
Stuart

[Craigash]

Sorry Stuart I am a Newby where do I find the download area?

[Kernal]

Sorry Stuart I am a Newby where do I find the download area?

Hi Craigash you can find the downloads area just next to the home page and forum page at the main forum page, I`ve tagged an image to display where this area is,

[Craigash]

Thanks for that. I must be missing something I can't see my serial number. The last one is 012579 then it goes to 00.

[Squinty]

There should be two spread sheets, the early one goes up to when the company was sold to M Rutherford, the second covers the full production span but is based on a production estimate.
You're probably looking at the early one.

Theoben Rapid Systems on the block, two screw bolt gate probably 2003 (oops just seen Stewart's post)

[Craigash]

Thanks for that. So would it be a mk1 January?

[Ca_Varminter]

From the far left column... it shows the top row: From(beginning), next the bottom row: To(ending) of the serial number series...
So for Dec 2002, the beginning SN# 0013426, to the end SN#0013519...
So your SN# 013458 drop right in the middle of the range by Theoben...

Stuart

[Squinty]

Thanks for that. So would it be a mk1 January?

Yes it's definitely a mk1 with a Gamo trigger.
Dec 2002 /Jan 2003 or there abouts,

either pull it a cracker or stick a candle on a left over mince pie for its birthday