Daisy Model 880 dating and variation info |
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cobalt327
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Here's some information on when various changes were made to the Daisy Model 880 airgun. It's useful for dating an 880 when the LOT or REG. No. isn't available, like from photos. It's not complete- and given the amount of changes there were through the years, it may never be 100% complete. I will be adding to it as I find new info. I'm cutting/pasting from a word doc I created to document my findings which mangles the formatting when posting to the forum but until I find a better way, it'll have to do.
880 SPECIFIC REGISTER & LOT NUMBER INFO The earliest 880s (all made during 1972) have Register Numbers (REG. NO.) that cannot be read for the date.
When did REG. NO. end for the 880 and LOT NO. begin? 1975 (April) is last date seen with REG. NO. (One letter>Six digits ) 1975 (Oct.) is first date seen with LOT NO. (One letter>Six digits ) When did LOT NO. formats change?
1982 Sept. LOT NO. J202705 1984 April LOT NO
4D08949 (this should
eventually be shown to have begun late 1982)
1992 Aug., 20th Anniversary 880 LOT NO. 2H03196 1992 Dec. LOT NO. 92M15985 (NOT a 20th
Anniversary model)
1993 Oct., LOT NO. 93K02596 1995 Aug. LOT NO. 0895 03612 (this should eventually be shown to have begun early 1994)
2006 Oct. LOT NO. 1006 12227 2013 April S/N 162012430204Q
When did buttplate change from “POWER KING” to “POWER LINE” to “DAISY”? 1972 buttplate says “POWER KING” 1973 March buttplate say “POWER LINE” 1982 May buttplate say “POWER LINE” 1983 Aug. buttplate says “DAISY” When did screwed on rear sight end, welded on rear sight begin? 1978 Oct. is last
date for screwed on 1979 April is first
date for welded on
When did smoothbore barrel end and
rifled barrel begin?
NOTE: a screwed on rear sight means smoothbore barrel for all practical purposes. A welded rear sight means rifled barrel.
1978 Oct. is last
date for smoothbore (has screwed sight) 1979 April is
first date for rifled barrel, shroud is not stamped “RIFLED BARREL” (has welded
sight) 1980 Dec.last
date seen shroud stamped “RIFLED BARREL” on RIGHT side, 1981 May first date seen shroud stamped “Rifled Barrel” on LEFT side When did clamped-on barrel end, press fit barrel begin? 1982 May last date
seen with barrel clamped to VB. BARREL IS RIFLED. Uses barrel-to-VB seal
NOTE: The following info is useful for finding a gun with a rifled barrel that uses the old style clamp and TP port breech seal. These rifled barrels are a drop-in fit for the older smoothbore guns.
1979 April has
2 piece sheet metal pump lever, w/spring loaded latch 1980 May 880 first
cast metal lever (1980 April for Sears Model 799-190820) 881: 1979 Feb. has 2-piece sheet metal arm
w/removable handle, spring loaded latch on handle 1979 Oct. has 1-piece lever w/spring
loaded latch
When did lever retention change from earliest type to spring latch? NOTE- Very earliest 880 use a plastic "clip" inside the receiver halves that small protrusions on the lever handle catch on. 1973 June has earliest style
1973 Oct. REG. NO. K327545 has spring loaded latch (thanks to Ralph C.)
When did lever retention change from spring loaded latch to receiver-mounted spring retainer?
1982 Sept. has
spring loaded latch 1980 April Sears Model 799-190820 has spring loaded latch 1979 Oct 881 K913284
881 has spring loaded latch 1985 June has
simple catch on lever that uses spring retainer mounted in receiver 1983 Aug LOT
NO 3H01828 881 has simple catch on lever that uses spring
retainer mounted in receiver
When did cast metal lever end, plastic lever begin? 1990 Nov.
LOT NO. 0L00604 has plastic lever 1990 Dec. has
cast metal lever
1991 April has
plastic lever
When did "flexi" plastic lever end, "good" ribbed plastic lever begin? 2012 has flexi lever 2013 has “good” lever w/ribs
When did
LH stock screw end, RH stock screw begin? 1982 May has LH
stock screw
1982 Oct. has RH
stock screw
Same time as RH loading port became open loading port When did
right side loading port end, open loading port begin? 1982 May has
right side loading port 1982 June LOT NO. F201830 has open loading port Open loading port began same time as RH stock screw
began When did narrow loading
port end, wide loading port begin?
1985 Feb. last
date seen with narrow loading port 1985 June first date seen with wide loading port
When did separate trigger guard begin?
I
believe separate trigger guard started same time as open loading port and RH
stock screw began and lasted until end of metal receivers- about 1982-’95. When did FO front sight begin?
When were hooded sights used?
Hooded front sight seen used
from 1991 Dec. until 1997 Sept. 1991 Aug last date seen without
hood 1991 Dec. first date seen
with hooded sight 1997 Sept. last date seen
with hooded sight 1998 April first date seen
without hood since 1991 Aug. When did finishes change? blue paint end, black satin begin?1973 May to 1977 Oct. LOT NO. K716043. blue metallic is seen Mid to late ’70s also had “gun metal” finish 1979 April is satin black
Info suggests black paint used during the sheet
metal pump lever era (ended ~ ’79)
When were white spacers used on buttplate and pistol grip cap?
1972 until 1974 Jan. has white spacers
1974 April until 1976 Oct. has no white spacers 1976 Nov. has white spacers, continued until present When did “PAT. PEND.” end, patent numbers begin?
1974 Oct. and earlier has
PAT. PEND. 1975 Jan.
Model 882 has PAT. PEND. 1975 Oct. has
a patent number 1975 Jan was last seen year for "PAT. PENDING" 1975 Oct. is first year seen with a stamped patent number When did
smooth receivers end,
billboards begin 1987 March LOT NO. 7C08833 last date seen with no
billboard 1987 Sept. LOT NO. 7J00014 first date seen with billboard warning left side, no billboard on right side 1990 June LOT NO. 0F02206 first date seen with billboards on both sides When did intake seal types change? 1972 June 15th v1 valve used from beginning until the cup seal began to be used 1973 Oct REG. NO. K327545 is earliest date seen for the v2 cup seal 1989 March Lot No. 9C04920 last date seen with v2 cup intake seal 1991 Dec. first date seen with new style intake seal and abutment
When did smooth round screwed in exhaust valve change to hex valve?
1973 March last date seen with smooth round exhaust valve 1973 Oct. first date seen with hex exhaust valve
1995 Aug. last metal receiver seen so far 1996 Aug. first plastic receiver seen so far When did
forearms stop connecting to pump frame, start connecting to barrel shroud? 1982 May no diamond forearms have slots for tabs on pump frame (old style) 1984 April no
diamond forearms have tabs for slots in barrel shroud (new style) When did
no-diamond forearms end, 2-piece diamonds begin? 1984 Oct. LOT NO. 4K22996 1984 Oct. LOT NO. 4K09166 first date seen with diamonds (Thanks Ralph C.) NOTE- The narrow style forearm is 1.54" wide versus 1.84” wide on later guns When did
2-piece diamonds end, painted diamonds begin? 1998 Nov. plastic
receiver has black diamond w/white outline and are inserts 2013 April are
brown diamond w/white outline and are painted on When did
non-removable buttplate and pistol grip cap end, screwed on begin? 1973 May are
non-removable Buttplate is unmarked Pistol grip cap says “DAISY” 1974 Jan. are screwed on When did buttplate change from “POWER KING” to “POWER LINE” to “DAISY”? NOTE- Some very early 880s had blank buttplate, grip cap said DAISY and both were glued on. 1972 buttplate
says “POWER KING” 1974 Jan. buttplate
say “POWER LINE” 1982 May buttplate
say “POWER LINE” 1984 April buttplate
says “DAISY”
When did Ted Williams branded 880 end? 1979 March LOT NO. C907168 Ted Williams 799-190721 1980 April LOT NO. D003581 Sears (no Ted Williams) 799-190820 DAISY MODEL 880 STOCK/RECEIVER SCREWS Beginning 1972, ending 1982 May with Beginning 1982 Oct., ending 1995 Aug with Beginning 1996 Aug. with Beginning ~2005: RH and LH stock screw INTERNAL DIFFERENCES/DATES Info on internal differences and changes made to the 880 has been a bit hard to come by. I actually omitted the internal info for that reason- the sample population is so scant that there's several years between the differences, which makes the info a lot less useful. Hopefully I will get enough info to fill in the gaps enough to make it worthwhile. PISTONS
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Good stuff man. Thank you. Really glad to see renewed interest in the 880. I've had all the bb/pellet pumpers from 1960's on. The 880 is my favorite for looks, feel, trigger pull, accuracy, pump ease, repairablity, and etc.
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daisyaddiction
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Compiled some great info . Cobalt !
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Airitis
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WOW!!! So much data is mind-boggleing. Cobalt, I wish I had your organizational skills.
BTW. The 880 is my favorite pumper. Really enjoy using the ones I have. I've been tempted to get a few more! |
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cobalt327
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Thanks, guys.
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A question from a new enthusiast... Are Reg No.s visible on the earliest 880s from 1972? Where is the the Reg or Lot number on the rifle? |
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The numbers are stamped into the barrel 'shroud', I'll attach a photo showing where to look.
The earliest 880s did
not have numbers that could be read for the date. The first 880s had a Register Number beginning with the letter A. The last Register No. recorded in the Daisy database without being a date-coded number was B069947 stamped on 10/6/72. So, this means that 880s having a Reg. No. starting with A or B followed by 0 were made in 1972. Reg. No.s were used well into 1975. Sept. is the earliest month of 1975 I have seen with a Lot No. Hope that helps a little. |
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Thank you cobalt327! |
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Can't tell you how many times I've read this post.
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