Hi All,

Just been pointed out that I should have posted this thread in here, rather than in the general section.

Does anyone know anything, or where to find out about a really old airgun marked Tell I think it is made by a German company called Venus-Waffenwerks. It was given to my neighbour 40 years ago, and was being thrown out as scrap then, so I assume that its even older.
I googled Tell and Venus Waffenwerks and airgun and got a reference to the big blue book of airguns but that is about all. It looks like a rifle version of the Tell 1.
The only marking is TELL on the barrell. It is a .177 and uses a strip of leather for a seal round the breach. It still seems to work, but from the ease with which i cocked it, the spring is pretty gone.
My neighbour is moving away so i promised him i'd see if it was worth anything, if not I'll buy it off him for a few quid as for some reason I really like it (must be turning into an anorak in my old age.)

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...guns/Tell1.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...guns/Tell2.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...guns/Tell3.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...guns/Tell4.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...canandTell.jpg

Anyone know anything about it? Or where I can check to see if its valuable?
If I take it off him I want to try to find out a bit about it. I'll post photos in a bit once i've worked out how.

He also has a webley scott .22 vulcan that is about 30 years old that seems in working order, but with a well used stock. Rough ideas on value again would be appreciated.

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...uns/Vulcan.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...ns/vulcan2.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...ns/vulcan3.jpg

Any help appreciated

Cheers
Cam