Crosman mk2 target pistol valuation

[Lee5159]

Valuations please on this Crosman mk2 target pistol

It has the power adjuster screw (earlier mk2’s) & the two stage cocking hammer

I’m not sure if the grips are original as I’ve only ever seen the black & red grips?

[Jerry Cornelius]

They are very nice, and seemingly quite hard to find, but those are aftermarket grips and imho don’t do much for the look of the gun either.

May be £150 as a shooter rather than a collectible? Not sure.

[Lee5159]

They are very nice, and seemingly quite hard to find, but those are aftermarket grips and imho don’t do much for the look of the gun either.

May be £150 as a shooter rather than a collectible? Not sure.

Thanks, yes they’re becoming harder to find

I’ve just found this from “airguns & air pistols by L Wesley” with a mk1/mk2 on front cover with the checkered grips, might be the red grips but look too light?


Maybe they produced a few different colours over the years?

[Garvin]

Maybe they produced a few different colours over the years?

The Crosman Mk1 and Mk2 expert Todd Cooper wrote:

Grip Colours
Over the many years of manufacture the colour tones in the Mk I grips have been found ranging from a dull matte brown with no colour swirls to a high gloss grip with highly visible contrasting colour swirls. The Mark II grips range from a dull black to a high gloss shine. These grip variants seem to be independent of the year of manufacture and are not a good way to speculate dates.

See:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....k-i/#post-1977

[Lee5159]

The Crosman Mk1 and Mk2 expert Todd Cooper wrote:

Grip Colours
Over the many years of manufacture the colour tones in the Mk I grips have been found ranging from a dull matte brown with no colour swirls to a high gloss grip with highly visible contrasting colour swirls. The Mark II grips range from a dull black to a high gloss shine. These grip variants seem to be independent of the year of manufacture and are not a good way to speculate dates.

See:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....k-i/#post-1977

Thanks Garvin after a quick read of the link looks like it’s pre. 1975 with it having the power adjuster screw, early style piercing cap & steel bolt guide

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that or one with the same zebrano grips has been for sale a few times maybe on here or the other forum

[Mark D]

Those grips look like the ones that were sold by 'The Crooked Barn' in the USA.

Back in the day when there was 2$ to the GBP

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those were the good old days when buying from the US
the grips i think were made by Ralph Brown ,although Vern Austin still makes them i think he uses coloured plywood
these are black walnut RB grips

[Lee5159]

that or one with the same zebrano grips has been for sale a few times maybe on here or the other forum

Yes you’re right, that’s why I’m asking for valuations


Regards

Lee

[Jerry Cornelius]

Yes you’re right, that’s why I’m asking for valuations


Regards

Lee

? Surely it’s worth more or less what it last sold for then? Or am i being thick?

[Lee5159]

? Surely it’s worth more or less what it last sold for then? Or am i being thick?

How much was it being sold for recently on forum?

I know it was on a guntrader but for I’ve not seen it elsewhere

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price wise £150 is a fair price for a mk11 in that condition imo
when i saw it first it was £275 i think and i thought for it's condition it was a bit dear
a mate sent me the link before you posted and if i hadn't just bought a few other guns i may have bought it ,i think there's a 451 on at the moment as well

[Lee5159]

price wise £150 is a fair price for a mk11 in that condition imo
when i saw it first it was £275 i think and i thought for it's condition it was a bit dear
a mate sent me the link before you posted and if i hadn't just bought a few other guns i may have bought it ,i think there's a 451 on at the moment as well

Yes I seen that, £475! It was in really nice condition though, been taken down now so it might have been sold

I know they’re quite rare