Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post

for sale in Holts... £1300.
Doesn't seem too bad considering the rarity.. I've never seen one in the flesh - just the AGW article in the 80s
Hmmmm ... Holts is an auction house, so are you sure that the £1,300 you quote isn't the catalogue valuation? Rarely do Holts advertise a BIN (Buy It Now) price, so my money is on that figure maybe being the catalogue valuation, as these are often set deliberately low, so as to suck in potential bidders?

I did a retrospective field test and article on the Double Express for AGW back in (iirc) 2010 so know how well made and rare these air rifles are, so would be staggered if that is all it achieves, and as I also wrote an in-depth article on Holts collectable air rifle auctions circa 2012 (or there abouts) for AGW, I know how the clever fellows at auction houses set their hooks.