SAS Auction.

[ccdjg]

Apart from the extreme rarities mentioned by Brian, there were some other interesting results.

One of the biggest surprises was the very rare ca. 1876 first version Eureka, which sold for the incredibly low price of £75, whereas the less rare later version sold for a more realistic £220. Someone got a fantastic bargain with the early model. Equally surprising was the nice condition Pope, which failed to reach its reserve – a real bargain missed.
The Boone pistol fetched £110, which might surprise American collectors. but you have to take into consideration that it is very rare in the UK (but nowhere near as desirable as a first model Eureka to my mind.) The incredibly rare little Bulldog pistol went for a realistic price of £400 - when are you going to see another? The not quite so rare Haenel 50 made a hammer price of £380. But if you wanted a couple of bargain classic vintage German pistols, you could get a very nice condition pre-war Diana 5 for £35 and a BSF S20 for £45 . And to show that pop-outs can sometimes sell well, a bundle consisting of a Diana 2 and a Milbro Typhoon reached £140 - undoubtedly because of the great rarity of the latter.






Unfortunately the auction house would not post pre-1939 air guns , which technically they could legally do, so I was unable to bid on any of the bargain basement items. The only real ones I regret missing out on are the Eureka and Pope - real antiques, almost 150 years old, and in great condition.

[Re01312]

I am not a accomplished collector like you gentlemen yet but I trying and building a collector. Thanks for posting about such guns. I really enjoy learning again thank you.

Randall

[JimmieDee]

You should have said something John, I’m but a stone’s throw from Newbury and could have collected and posted to you.

[rapidresponse1]

bit pricey for the star

[JimmieDee]

bit pricey for the star

Yet incredibly rare. When was the last time you saw one for sale? If you’re trying to collect everything Anson and Frank Clarke, you’re going to end up spending high sums for the very rare items when competing with like minded buyers.

Same goes for the Certus.

[ccdjg]

You should have said something John, I’m but a stone’s throw from Newbury and could have collected and posted to you.

If only I had known! But many thanks for the thought. Still, it's the occasional disappointments of collecting that make the successes feel so good.

[micky2]

Apart from the extreme rarities mentioned by Brian, there were some other interesting results.

One of the biggest surprises was the very rare ca. 1876 first version Eureka, which sold for the incredibly low price of £75, whereas the less rare later version sold for a more realistic £220. Someone got a fantastic bargain with the early model. Equally surprising was the nice condition Pope, which failed to reach its reserve – a real bargain missed.
The Boone pistol fetched £110, which might surprise American collectors. but you have to take into consideration that it is very rare in the UK (but nowhere near as desirable as a first model Eureka to my mind.) The incredibly rare little Bulldog pistol went for a realistic price of £400 - when are you going to see another? The not quite so rare Haenel 50 made a hammer price of £380. But if you wanted a couple of bargain classic vintage German pistols, you could get a very nice condition pre-war Diana 5 for £35 and a BSF S20 for £45 . And to show that pop-outs can sometimes sell well, a bundle consisting of a Diana 2 and a Milbro Typhoon reached £140 - undoubtedly because of the great rarity of the latter.






Unfortunately the auction house would not post pre-1939 air guns , which technically they could legally do, so I was unable to bid on any of the bargain basement items. The only real ones I regret missing out on are the Eureka and Pope - real antiques, almost 150 years old, and in great condition.

Like you say John, some very good bargains indeed, l was surprised that the Certus made as much as it did, at least 2 bidders really wanted it.