What's your best vintage airgun purchase of 2022?

[jirushi]

What is your best vintage airgun purchase of 2022?
Let's see some photos
Mine is this Light Pattern which I bought from forum member ali d. I can't stop shooting it.

Cheers, Louis

[Binners]

Hard to beat a good honest a Light Pattern.

[45flint]

What is your best vintage airgun purchase of 2022?
Let's see some photos
Mine is this Light Pattern which I bought from forum member ali d. I can't stop shooting it.

Cheers, Louis

Hard to not appreciate these rifles, I find I shoot them often as well. Few times a piece of history still satisfies.

[Sniper AGL]

Lovely original looking gun Louis - and a great photo !
Andy

[MDriskill]

As luck would have it, I also got a very nice 1920-vintage BSA Light Pattern this year.

But my favorite new one is this minty HW 35E from 1966. This unbiquitous model stretches the definitions of "vintage" and "collectible" by UK standards I suppose! But I've long admired the 35, the long-barrel E is rather rare over here, and this is the best example I've ever encountered.

[45flint]

Had many great pickups this year but probably my best would be my 1930’s FLZ Favorit XX. I have a 1920’s and it was fascinating to see how they improved it at the end of production. See pic of both below. They increased the length of the tube to make it a much more powerful rifle, internalized the trigger adjustment, and increased the general quality of the machining and finish. The machining and finish is the finest of any air rifle I own. I think this is lost to many, given few were made and FLZ didn’t survive the war. I attached a pic of the front sight to show the detail they machined into every part. I have never seen a front sight on an air rifle made with this perfection.

[junglie]

Had many great pickups this year but probably my best would be my 1930’s FLZ Favorit XX. I have a 1920’s and it was fascinating to see how they improved it at the end of production. See pic of both below. They increased the length of the tube to make it a much more powerful rifle, internalized the trigger adjustment, and increased the general quality of the machining and finish. The machining and finish is the finest of any air rifle I own. I think this is lost to many, given few were made and FLZ didn’t survive the war. I attached a pic of the front sight to show the detail they machined into every part. I have never seen a front sight on an air rifle made with this perfection.

they are a work of art mate.

[Garvin]

Beautiful guns all.

My nicest purchase in 2022:

[Josie & John]

There have been quite a few this year for me and it would be impossible for me to pick out a favourite.

A boxed Crosman 400 in pristine condition has to be up there along with a 1914 etched BSA Standard that came with its original handbook and spanner.

John

[45flint]

There have been quite a few this year for me and it would be impossible for me to pick out a favourite.

A boxed Crosman 400 in pristine condition has to be up there along with a 1914 etched BSA Standard that came with its original handbook and spanner.

John

Did it really happen without pics?

[jirushi]

Very nice to see/read the best acquisitions of 2022.
The FLZ Favorit XX looks stunning.

[Gamocfx]

I'm not a collector but a couple of very humble old pistols came into my possession this year, I was also gifted a lovely BSA Mercury. The pistols are a Webley Junior, Webley Tempest and a Webley Nemesis in .22. In fact I am enjoying the Nemesis so much I will in the new year acquire one in .177... also I am looking for a tatty Tempest in .177 as I wish to polish it up so much as to make Elton John want to own it. Oh and BSA Meteors...very bargain basement but as old as I am.

[Josie & John]

Did it really happen without pics?

Hi Steve,

I've linked pics before but can't find them. It's way too cold to take more outside at the moment as no way I'm taking that etched BSA out for a photo session in the garden and then back into a warm house!

John

[Binners]

Bought these to sell at the fair but, nobody wanted em. Beginning to grow on me

[coburn]

As luck would have it, I also got a very nice 1920-vintage BSA Light Pattern this year.

But my favorite new one is this minty HW 35E from 1966. Stretching the definitions of "vintage" and "collectible" by UK standards I suppose, but I've long admired the 35, the long-barrel E is rather rare over here, and this is the best example I've ever encountered.

That's stunning and very collectable by any standards. My last purchase was a similar vintage 35 Luxus, also with the 22" barrel! and stamped Burgo not Weihrauch.