eddie barber gun for sale

[the green man]

I see mr barbar;s sterling hr 83 is up for sale a £650 the ad said he went to the factory himself and pick it out as a kid I was a big fan of eddie and sterling and i am still just had a car bill so a bit sort if my 6 numbers come up to night its on the list o well

[Gareth W-B]

Knew the man as he was the Dad of my friend (his daughter, Karen). Without Eddie, there would be no AGW. Have started and contributed to several threads about the Legend that was/is Eddie Barber here on the BBS over the past fifteen years, so if you want to find out more about him, do a BBS search on Eddie Barber (obviously, lol), and AIRGUNAID. Atb: GWB.

[archer24]

Was Eddie Barber a bald chap with a AirGun shop in Chelmsford?
That’s where I bought my Benjamin 347 many years ago.
8 pumps and 2 800 FPS shots until I spoiled it........

[Geezer]

Was Eddie Barber a bald chap with a AirGun shop in Chelmsford?
That’s where I bought my Benjamin 347 many years ago.
8 pumps and 2 800 FPS shots until I spoiled it........

That’s him. More info here, mostly from GW-B:

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....-Airgunaid-TR2

http://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread....2184-Airgunaid

[Geezer]

Bit more on topic.

Who’s selling the HR83?

Apart from provenance is there anything special about it? I’d expect an HR83 usually to go (in excellent condition) for around £350-400.

[the green man]

its on free ads

[Gareth W-B]

Was Eddie Barber a bald chap with a AirGun shop in Chelmsford?
That’s where I bought my Benjamin 347 many years ago.
8 pumps and 2 800 FPS shots until I spoiled it........

Indeed it was. The shop Eddie owned on Springfield Road, Chelmsford, was named AIRGUNAID as were the two rifles Eddie co-developed and marketed -- the AIRGUNAID SP5 .20 HUNTER and the TR-2 .177 Target. The shop tragically burned down around 1981, and although Eddie tried to start again in a new shop virtually opposite where the old shop had been, things never really picked up for him again.

Eddie Barber was also the person attributed to creating and launching Air Gun World magazine. He was a regular editor, writer and contributor for the same (alongside our illustrious Terry Doe) throughout the magazine's early years, and Eddie was also a key player in developing the HW VIXEN alongside Norman May ... R.I.P. Eddie Barber: a true air gunning legend.