One of the most compelling reasons to buy good vintage airguns

[45flint]

Cause happiness is winning a period 1, Crosman 101 last night for under $100.

[avator]

Cause happiness is winning a period 1, Crosman 101 last night for under $100.

Congrats on your poor man's Super Grade.

[Hoosier Daddy]

 
Wow Steve... Congrats!

[45flint]

Wow Steve... Congrats!

We will see when it arrives, been trying to find a 1920’s 101 for a while that wasn’t beat to ——-.  At that price worth the chance.

[unionrdr]

I love all kinds of vintage air rifles. I have mostly Crosman's...6 pumpers, 3 Co2, & 3 break barrels (counting the Trail .25 & Remington 725VTR).



  I get off on winning eBay auctions for a few of them, including my lifetime fav, the model 70. Then restoring or restomodding them with internal upgrades so they not only look great again, but perform a bit better as well. And it is my considered opinion that whoever says restoring one lowers the value just wants something good for nothing. Get in line behind the low-baller. Restoring it to it's former glory, leaving a couple, " character marks" is way better than leaving it as a rusty pos. That in itself is a grave injustice. A close-up look at my resto's will bare this out.

[Stinger177]

Good score Steve.

Not to brag or anything, but this last week I got a MINT 1990 100 Jarhe Jubilaum Diana 34 for $82 and credit for two boxes of 9mm luger ammo.

I get off on winning eBay auctions for a few of them, including my lifetime fav, the model 70. Then restoring or restomodding them with internal upgrades so they not only look great again, but perform a bit better as well. And it is my considered opinion that whoever says restoring one lowers the value just wants something good for nothing. Get in line behind the low-baller. Restoring it to it's former glory, leaving a couple, " character marks" is way better than leaving it as a rusty pos. That in itself is a grave injustice. A close-up look at my resto's will bare this out.

I'm totally with you on that Leonard. I've been lucky lately to find some near mint HW's and the Diana above. All they need is a little dusting off and maybe a trigger tune (or Rekord addition, as is the case with my Beeman HW) and they are as great as when they were first released.

Plus side is that they never lose their appeal, value, or ability to shoot well.

[joek]

Cause happiness is winning a period 1, Crosman 101 last night for under $100.

you out bid me by $2!!!, been looking for one with the disk badge, the crappy photos on the auction may have put some off. If I were not  waiting on another auction  would have bid $101

[joek]

Value for the $ some of my best deals
Diana 45 Jubilaums "copper panels in the stock" . IIRC $95
Webley Vulcan mk3 Near pristine $129 IIRC
Diana 23 pre war near pristine $49 IIRC
Crosman 101 early series 1 $49 IIRC

[Stinger177]

Value for the $ some - of my best deals
Diana 95 Jubilaums "copper panels in the stock" . IIRC $95
Webley Vulcan mk3 Near pristine $129 IIRC
Diana 23 pre war near pristine $49 IIRC
Crosman 101 early series 1 $49 IIRC

WOW!

[unionrdr]

Good score Steve.

Not to brag or anything, but this last week I got a MINT 1990 100 Jarhe Jubilaum Diana 34 for $82 and credit for two boxes of 9mm luger ammo.

I get off on winning eBay auctions for a few of them, including my lifetime fav, the model 70. Then restoring or restomodding them with internal upgrades so they not only look great again, but perform a bit better as well. And it is my considered opinion that whoever says restoring one lowers the value just wants something good for nothing. Get in line behind the low-baller. Restoring it to it's former glory, leaving a couple, " character marks" is way better than leaving it as a rusty pos. That in itself is a grave injustice. A close-up look at my resto's will bare this out.

I'm totally with you on that Leonard. I've been lucky lately to find some near mint HW's and the Diana above. All they need is a little dusting off and maybe a trigger tune (or Rekord addition, as is the case with my Beeman HW) and they are as great as when they were first released.

Plus side is that they never lose their appeal, value, or ability to shoot well.

  Yup. a little spit-n-polish, maybe some seals and whatnot, and like new all over again. I like restoring them to close as possible to new outside, but updated on the inside...

[the fuse]

Late to this party....as usual. I funded a ten year love affair with airguns by buying, fixing/sealing, and selling vintage airguns. At the height I was doing about 50 a year. I kept the few I really liked. I'm mostly done with that now. I'm down to about twenty keepers for Karen and me. Nearly all are better than 40 years old. I love the wood. I love all that metal.