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    anything british basicly

    for years i avoided webley airpistols after my first encounter with a hurricane
    30yrs later when i see one its all i can do not to buy it ,the draws under the bed are stuffed with them and they are all mine.just seen a rare typhoon thats mine to its just the shop doesnt know it yet!

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    I think that you'll find that AA sidelevers are the most collectable rifles in the known cosmos, particularly the Bora!
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    Im after a BSA scorpian pistol that would complete my collection nicely
    Weihrauch HW97 .177, Weihrauch HW80 .22, Weihrauch HW77 .22

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    Quote Originally Posted by sam vimes View Post
    I think that you'll find that AA sidelevers are the most collectable rifles in the known cosmos, particularly the Bora!
    Amazing coincidence that seeing you just bought one NOT that your a collector. Oh no!

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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
    Amazing coincidence that seeing you just bought one NOT that your a collector. Oh no!

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    Hummm. Firstly apologies in advance because this is going to be a long one . So what do I think is collectable? For me its whatever catches my eye. Currently I own six Webleys which I consider collectable and an Airgunaid SP5 .20 (very collectable). I keep and use these alongside my day to day guns which may themselves one day become collectable (two BSA pcps and an SFS HW95K -- see my signature ), and have also owned many air guns now considered collectable that as I have recently decided to become a collector wish I had kept . These include:

    Webley Vulcan MkI (.22)
    Webley Stingray (.22)
    Webley Stingray Carbine Delux in walnut (.177)
    Webley Exocet Carbine SFS Special (.177)

    Webley Longbow in walnut (.22)
    Webley Longbow in walnut (.177)
    Webley Raider Single Shot (.22)
    Webley Raider Twin Shot in walnut (.22)

    Webley-Venom Viper in walnut (.22)
    Webley Hurricane Pistol (.22)
    Webley Hurricane Pistol (.177)
    Webley G(n)at Pistol (.177)

    BSA Scorpion MkII Pistol (.22)
    BSA 240 Magnum Pistol (.22)
    BSA Standard [1929] (.22)
    BSA Super Meteor MkIII (.177)

    BSA Meteor MkIV (.22)
    BSA Mercury (.22)
    BSA Airsporter MkIV (.22)
    BSA Airsporter MkVI (.22)

    BSA Airsporter MkVIII (.22)
    BSA RB-2 Airsporter Carbine (.22)
    BSA Superstar MkI (.22)
    BSA Superstar MkII (.177)

    BSA Goldstar (.22)
    BSA Lightning XL (.177)
    BSA Lightning XL (.22)
    BSA Hornet-K (.22)

    Original Diana Model 50 (.22)
    Original Diana Model 25 (.177)
    Milbro Diana SP-50 Pistol (.177)
    Diana MkV SP-5 Pistol (.177)

    Air Arms Prosport in walnut (.177)
    Air Arms TX200 HC MkII (.22)
    Air Arms S400 Carbine (.22)
    Air Arms S410 Carbine (.177)

    Weihrauch HW100T (.22)
    Weirauch HW80 Full Length (.22)
    Weirauch HW80K (.22)
    Weirauch HW97K (.22)

    Titan MC20 in walnut (.22)
    Falcon FN19WT in walnut (.22)
    FX2000 Carbine (.22)
    Axsor Gemini in walnut (.177)

    Theoben Fenman (.20)
    Westlake Tornado-Tuned B-2 (.22)
    SMK B-2 Custom Carbine (.177), and an
    Edgar Brothers 60-S (.22)


    That is 48 guns on top of the ones in my signature that have been through my hands in the past six years since my return to shooting (42 of which were sold by me over this BBS), all of which (with the possible exception of the SMK B-2) I now wish I'd kept . But with baby number three on the way (yippeeee ), I can't justify replacing them (yet ). So my advice to those who may have any of the air guns above or similar is if you need to sell them because you need the money fine. If you don't need the vouchers however, build a big gun rack and keep them all ... ATB and to Baz and the admin team, thanks a million for setting up this section : Gareth W-B.
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    hI Gareth W-B, I see you haven,t added the Webley Falcon holding for you !!! V, Nice collection mate, Cheers,

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    Quote Originally Posted by sam vimes View Post
    Glad to see my fishing skills are still up to scratch! Just the fish I was after too!
    I thought that it was spelled phishing Chris?

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    Quote Originally Posted by luddite View Post
    I thought that it was spelled phishing Chris?
    I think it rather depends on whether you are a luddite or not!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sam vimes View Post
    I think it rather depends on whether you are a luddite or not!
    Who you calling names?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gedfinn 2 View Post
    hI Gareth W-B, I see you haven,t added the Webley Falcon holding for you !!! V, Nice collection mate, Cheers,
    Hi Ged, the ones I've posted in red are guns I've had and sold over the past few years. The Falcon -- which will sit between my 1960s walnut MkIII and Hawk MkII in the rack -- is in blue in my signature which means its a keeper. Will p-m you the address to send it to on Tuesday (can't wait to hold and use it ). ATB: Gareth W-B.
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    First of all I would like to say that I quite like this section of the BBS.
    I think that if an airgun has very unusual features, was made in limited numbers and is original, that qualifies it as a very desirable piece. Another thing that I appreciate is how well the particular gun is engineered.
    We all appreciate our hobby differently, like someone else said, whatever floats our boat....
    I've started my collection with a Park RH 93 recoiless rifle with walnut T/H stock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I. J. View Post
    Personally I dont think you can put an age on a 'collectable'. Ive had brand new guns (Merlyn LE left handed blue stock) that are instantly collectable. Perhaps a collectable is something that someone else wants, new or old, but cant be bought over the counter.
    I agree. I am collecting military styled airguns and the range of manufacturing is around 1920 to now. But the very large majority are old and older.

    Regards, Dr.K.

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