I wasnt sure how older ones would have been thought of. I can understand the desires for new things, moving on & away from wartime austerity & people generally embracing change & modernity, but wondered what the availability of new rifles was like, had production for such items as air rifles picked up by the late 50's?

So, if old air rifles were not of much interest in the late 50's or early 60's when was it that things turned around & some started to think that these old guns were interesting & with a second look (or in some cases I guess a first look), & worth having & values started to reflect it? Was it in the 70's when a new generation began to discover them?