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Art of Airgun Collecting by Robert D. Beeman, 23 Pages, Reprint

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  • The Art of Airgun Collecting
  • By Dr. Robert D. Beeman, founder of Beeman Precision Airguns
  • Reprint
  • 23 pages
  • Black & white
  • 25 images
  • Topics include "Four Centuries of Airguns" and "Basics of Airgun Collecting"
  • Learn how to start a collection, what to collect & which American airguns are most collectible
  • Learn more about the evolution of gun mechanisms and more from the "grandfather of American airgunning"!
  • Limited quantities...when they're gone, that's it!

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A well done article reprint in magazine format on quality gloss paper. Sharp B&W pictures. Interesting and informative. Came in a clear protective cover with other ordered items.

More information more pictures.

Good price for what it is. Perhaps will become a collectible as some of the old Beeman catalogs have.

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Well written, eas reading.

Price is a little stiff, but.....

A good start and/or addition to an airgun library.

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its an interesting book but not what i was looking for, does not give info for older guns or a true history of the real start of air guns in the us. first and foremost the rifle pictured on the cover, would luv to see some picks of it as well as an exploded view of it as well as others, that was we could tell if they were real or copies, internals are just a little different.

more pics of pictured rifle on cover and more info inside

nice book but not worth the money if you really want rifle info

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Nothing. The way I wasted my money on this pamphlet.

Make the cost of this "book" $2.99 retail.

This item is just not worth ten bucks. For an enthusiastic air gunner, there is more 'meat" in an average printed, Pyramid Air catalog than there is in this book.

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A must-have for garage sale ghosts. Is that old Red Rider with the metal lever worth anything? You bet!

The last time I checked, Dr. Beeman was dead and has been for a long time, so he won't be making any changes.

A thin pamplet with some interesting information. Not for serious collectors, but it will serve to inform the ignorant, like me.

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Very informative, nicely illustrated, well written essay.

Pyramyd should pack this with the respect it deserves, between two pieces of cardboard to protect it, and not just throw it loose into the box with other things, so that it arrives partly crumpled.

This is a REPRINT of work originally published in 1986, not an original edition. Pyramyd fails to mention this in its description.

103David Nov 29, 2013

To Edith, your points are well taken...and if the potential purchaser is purchasing information, the price may well be worth that admission and (possibly far) more. But investment-grade refers to items such as first edition and original Fitzgerald, Twain and the like. In other words, (or "word,") much like Sam Colt's Patterson, Oscar Barnack's Leica, or even Captain Cook's Chronograph, "original" vs "exact reproduction" certainly takes it out of my league. One can argue the relative values of content vs the actual object in question itself, but in all reality, once the word "reprint" is added, twenty years from now the selling price will likely be...10 bucks.

Edith Nov 29, 2013

103David--Dr. Beeman's works, including the old Beeman catalogs, are highly collectible and sold for surprising amounts of money amongst airgunners (some old catalogs sell for as much as $500). When I originally wrote the description, I was not told that this was a reprint. That's why the word REPRINT was not included in the original description…and why it's so important to people who collect vintage publications. Some people will buy this to complete their collections until the time that they can afford to buy the original print version.

103David Nov 29, 2013

I have to say...what's the big deal about "reprint?" This is hardly an investment grade publication.

Edith Jun 18, 2013

Mike B--When Alan wrote his review in 2010, it did not indicate it was a reprint. Once we saw Alan's review, we added that info to the description.

Mike B Jun 18, 2013

"Reprint" is in the very first line of the description after the title and "23 Pages"

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