Original 66 value ?

[cornishcreek]

Original 66
condition stock has indent on cheek area a very dry/ mat finish no chips , air tube bluing good , barrel weight wear , rear sight is a olive green but doesn't look like the original but works fine.
It shoots lovely great trigger and no recoil .
I'm asking for a friend in his 80s losing his sight but he lives 40 miles from me I should have taken some photos when I visited him.
So I'm after a value thanks

[costalotpanther]

Yep
Photos are useful
Think I'm going to have to learn how to load them on here
Think I'll try Imgur as someone suggested on general today
I've got a Mod.66 in a gun cupboard and its not been out for many years
There's a Mod.10 in there as well as a brand new FWB 300 I believe
Going to have to check
Value of a 66 I guess would start at £150 up to maybe £300

[cornishcreek]

I saw auction sold prices £100 @ Hartley's that was 2018 so it's about £150 now thanks

[MDriskill]

A big deal with those Diana Giss-system double-piston guns is of course the condition of the seals. That one sounds to be in good shooting condition, which adds a lot of value compared to one that needs a rebuild.

The 66 was typically furnished with the older Diopter 60 rear sight. The matte green finish is correct for late examples of this unit, where older ones were a glossier black or charcoal gray. This coordinates with the heavy barrel sleeve on the gun, which has a similar matte phosphated finish.

For what it's worth...here in the US a good-condition 66 with working seals and original barrel sleeve and sights would easily be a $450 rifle; more if in exceptional condition or having well-figured wood.

[keith66]

The seals are the easy bit, But if any trigger unit bits break you are in trouble as they are unobtainium. I sold a 75 on here last year, lovely condition except someone had got at it & broken two trigger parts. Could not get them in the uk at all.

[cornishcreek]

Thank you all for the useful information I will let my friend know.