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.

[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.

[urx]

My favourite would be a ‘patents pending’ marked MK1 webley pistol…not my best condition one but certainly the oldest

[MDriskill]

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.

Thanks for the kind words. Would to see a photo of your one; Burgo offered some stunning variations on the HW 35, and that early Bayern-style Luxus stock is my favorite.

Mine arrived without original sights, unfortunately. The photo shows an Anschutz front, and a steel HW diopter from the 50's, which a previous owner had modified to fit the slightly wider rails on the later "13 mm" Weihrauchs.

[Mobiasstrip]

Very few purchases this year. Collection starting to feel nearly complete..
Particularly pleased with:
1) The boxed Haenel pistol. Not quite up to 45Flints but a lovely example with a solid box that needs a small amount of sympathetic repair.
2) Very early Webley Mk1 pistol No. 1192. Has some light pitting but not mucked about with and unmolested. Both shoot well as to be expected for a quality pistol.
Some pics here.
https://imgur.com/a/W0nh2tQ
All the best for a great Xmas and very happy new year to all here.
Steve