I was interested to hear that the original owner obtained his pistol directly from the manufacturers, as that was how I got my own example. Many years ago, after manufacture of the pistol had ceased, I had almost given up ever finding one, when I managed to do a deal with a Swedish dealer/collector, part of which involved his finding me an example. He resorted to using his business contacts to get one of the last still being held by Rutten. So from Belgium to Sweden to the UK, I obtained a boxed, unfired mint example complete with all the paper work.

It was so easy, and economical to send airguns round Europe back then. Happy days.