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  1. 30-07-2017, 08:07 PM #1
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    An identification challenge for everyone

    Things seem to have been bit slow on here the last few days, so I thought a bit of a challenge for the keen pistol collectors might be timely.

    Mystery spring air pistols do not crop up very often, especially those from countries not generally known to produce air guns, so I was surprised very recently to come across this rare example, and I was even more surprised when I found out where it was made.

    http://imgur.com/a/cBT7b

    It is a not recent introduction and so must be extremely rare outside its country of origin. So, can anyone identify it, or guess where it was made? All will be revealed eventually.

    P.S. it is NOT Indian !
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    No idea. At all. Before I opened the link I was thinking a South American copy of a Webley, but that's a new one on me. Looks like it has a bit of Diana LP5 in its DNA.
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    Argie MAHELY

    Mahely ( my spelling may be off ) ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimny4x4 View Post
    Mahely ( my spelling may be off ) ?

    Isn't that the Argentinian Webley Senior copy?
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    The Argentinian Mahely ( http://www.network54.com/Forum/68145...4500533/Pistol) is an over-lever barrel cocking pistol like the Webleys, but this one is a conventional break barrel. You are in right the neck of the woods location-wise though, but it is not from Argentina.
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    Reminds me of a Milbro Cougar. Have no idea as to country of origin, guess at Brazil. Woodwork looks homemade :s
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    Quote Originally Posted by ccdjg View Post
    Things seem to have been bit slow on here the last few days, so I thought a bit of a challenge for the keen pistol collectors might be timely.

    Mystery spring air pistols do not crop up very often, especially those from countries not generally known to produce air guns, so I was surprised very recently to come across this rare example, and I was even more surprised when I found out where it was made.

    http://imgur.com/a/cBT7b

    It is a not recent introduction and so must be extremely rare outside its country of origin. So, can anyone identify it, or guess where it was made? All will be revealed eventually.

    P.S. it is NOT Indian !
    Hello John,

    If it's not in your book, I would have no idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abasmajor View Post
    Hello John,

    If it's not in your book, I would have no idea.

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    I might be a bit slow but which book did you write John
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    Quote Originally Posted by RichardH View Post
    I might be a bit slow but which book did you write John
    Hi Richard, For my sins it was the Encyclopedia of Spring Air Pistols.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ccdjg View Post
    Hi Richard, For my sins it was the Encyclopedia of Spring Air Pistols.

    Cheers,
    John
    Hello John,

    I can only say that I have been pestered on numerous occasions to part with my copy which I would never even consider doing. Any chance there might be second edition published which would at least keep me from having to continually disappoint some fellow collectors ? I would certainly buy another copy even if any updates were minimal as mine is starting to show the effect of continual reference over the years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abasmajor View Post
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    Hello John,

    I can only say that I have been pestered on numerous occasions to part with my copy which I would never even consider doing. Any chance there might be second edition published which would at least keep me from having to continually disappoint some fellow collectors ? I would certainly buy another copy even if any updates were minimal as mine is starting to show the effect of continual reference over the years.

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    Well Brian, I have been asked this question quite a few times. All I can say is that a second edition will have to be quite a bit larger than the first, as I have been accumulating new data all the time since, and I am amazed at how much new information and how many previously unreported models have built up. I would like to incorporate all this in any new edition, and it is also my dream that a second edition this time would be in full colour. So getting such a book into publishable form is going to involve a massive amount of work, and I do have several other projects to deal with which have a higher priority. It is my intention to tackle the job eventually, but it is not going to be any time soon.
    Incidentally. I just noticed that there is a mint copy of the book currently advertised on Free-Ads for £200- nothing to do with me I hasten to add. I am amazed how prices have escalated and wish I had gone for a bigger printing in the first place. It was a self-funded exercise though, and there was a limit to how much I could invest in the print run at the time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ccdjg View Post
    Hi Richard, For my sins it was the Encyclopedia of Spring Air Pistols.

    Cheers,
    John
    Sorry I had no idea that was you

    Maybe the Eusta will make the 2nd edition
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    Quote Originally Posted by RichardH View Post
    Sorry I had no idea that was you

    Maybe the Eusta will make the 2nd edition
    I’m pretty sure it is your Eusta and box that is pictured in the first edition, Richard.
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