Falke Modell-80 & Modell-90 number database 

Note May 2024: I am no longer updating this database so if your Falke 80 or 90 is not listed, you don't need to have it included. The reason is that I have lost confidence that it was a rigorous numbering system; instead I think it was primarily a way to ensure the loading taps and breech housings were kept unique to one rifle after the two parts were individually honed so as to match each other perfectly - ie. in order to form an airtight seal. The number of duplicate and triplicates uncovered supports this hypothesis.

It is debatable whether the numbers on Falke underlevers are serial numbers at all. My feeling is they are not, in the sense of a complete, chronological record of production. Rather they were used as a reference during manufacture - the sheer number of duplicates suggest that no organised factory-wide attempt was made to keep the numbers unique.

Duplicates are listed as "confirmed" when I have photos of both matching numbers, "probable" when I have a pic of only one and "possible" when I have a pic of neither.

The country initials refer to the last known country of residence (or countries in the case of duplicates).

Where it says "UK?" this refers to the Falke underlevers recorded by Vic Turner of the UK, but he did not specify where they were located.

Falke 80
1 - .177 cal/? cal (probable triplicate) - UK, NL, NZ

2 - .177 cal (confirmed duplicate) - NZ, ZA

3 - .22 cal (possible duplicate) - UK?, DE

4 - .177 cal - ZA

5 - .22 cal (probable duplicate) - UK, NL

6 - .177 cal - UK

7 - .177 cal - NL

8 - .177 cal - ZA?

9 - .22 cal - UK

10 - .22 cal - OZ

12 - .177 cal - NL

13 - .177 cal - ZA

14 - .22 cal - (possible duplicate) NZ, DE

15 - .177 cal - UK?, .177 cal ZA (probable duplicate)

17 - .177 cal - UK

19 - .22 cal (confirmed duplicate) - UK, DE

20 - .177 cal - ZA

23 - .177 cal - ZA

25 - .177 cal (confirmed duplicate) - DE, UK

26 ? cal - NL

29 - .22 cal - (confirmed duplicate) NZ, ZA

30 - .177 cal - ZA

32 - .22 cal - UK?

33 - .177/.22 cal - SWE, DE (confirmed duplicate)

34 - .177 cal - ZA (confirmed)

36 - .177 cal - ZA

38 - .177 cal - NAM

41 - .177 cal (confirmed duplicate)- NZ, DE

44 - .177 cal - NL

45 - .22 cal - NZ

47 - .22 cal - UK

49 - .177 cal - SWE

50 - .177 cal - (confirmed triplicate) - US (via EGY), BE(?), ZA)

52 - .177 cal - UK?

54 - .177 cal - (confirmed triplicate) - NZ, NL, ZA

56 - .177 cal (probable duplicate) ZA, NZ

57 - .177 cal - NZ

58 - .177 cal - (confirmed duplicate) - ZA, SWE

59 - .177 cal - (possible triplicate) NZ, DE, ZA

60 - .177 cal - DE

61 - .177 cal (confirmed duplicate)UK, UK

62 - .177 cal - UK?

63 - .177 cal - NL/>

64 - .177 cal - Oz (confirmed)

67 - .177 cal ZA (confirmed)

68 - .22 cal/.177 cal (probable duplicate) - UK?, NL

69 - .177 cal - UK?

70 - .177 cal/.22 cal (probable duplicate) - ZA, OZ

71 - .177 cal - ZA

72 - .177 cal - UK?

73 - .177 cal - UK

76 - .177 cal/.22 cal (confirmed duplicate) - UK, SWE

77 - .177 cal - UK?

78 - .177 cal - OZ

81 - .177 cal - UK (was NL)

82 - .177 call NZ

84 - .177 cal - UK

88 - .177 cal - NZ

89 - .177 cal - SWE

90 - .177 cal - UK

92 - .177 cal - UK?

96 - .177 cal - UK?, ZA (possible duplicate)

99 - .22 cal - ?

102 - .177 cal ZA

110 - ? DE /ZA .177 cal (ZA confirmed, possible duplicate)

114 - .177 cal - NL

125 - .177 cal - ZA

127 - ? UK?

129 - .177/.22 cal - (probable duplicate) - UK?, NL

132 - .22 cal - EGY

135 - .177 cal - UK

139 - .22 cal - UK?

145 - .177 cal - DE

148 - .177 cal - UK?

151 - .177 cal - UK

179 - ? - USA

184 - .177 cal - UK

185 - .177 cal - UK

212 - .177 cal

215 - .177 cal - DE

254 - ? - DE

344 - ? - NZ

387 - .22 cal - US

Falke 90

1 - .22 cal/.177 cal (probable duplicate) - NL, UK

3 - .177 cal - USA

5 - .177 cal - NL

7 - .22 cal - NZ

8 - .177 cal/.22 cal/.22 cal (possible triplicate) - USA, UK, OZ

11 - .177 cal (confirmed triplicate) - NL, USA, SWE

13 - .22 cal - UK?

14 - .22 cal - UK

15 - .177 cal - SWE

17 - .177 cal

20 - .177 cal - UK?

21 - .177 cal - DE

24 - .22 cal - UK

25 - .22 cal - DE

27 - .177 cal - ZA

28 - .177 cal - USA/SWE (confirmed duplicate)

32 - .177 cal/ 22 cal - UK (possible duplicate)

35 - .22 cal - DE

36 - .177 cal - DE

39 - .22 cal - USA

42 - .22 cal - NL

44 - .22 cal - DE

48 - ? - UK?

58 - .22 cal - DE

60 - .177 cal - DE

61 - .177 cal - UK

62 - .177 cal - DE

71 - .177 cal

72 - .177 cal - UK

73 - .22 cal./.177 cal (possible duplicate) DE, UK

78 - .177 cal - CAN

81 - .177 cal - PL

82 - .177 cal (possible duplicate) - USA, UK

83 - .22 cal - UK

86 - .177 cal - DE

94 - .177 cal

101 - .177 cal - DE

111 - .177 cal - FR

117 - .177 cal - UK

132 - .177 cal - US

145 - ? - UK

148 - .177 cal - UK

176 - .177 cal - US

235 - .177 cal

243 - .177 cal - ZA