2008 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide [Paperback]

Dan Shideler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2008 | Series: Standard Catalog of Firearms

"Standard Catalog of[registered] Firearms" is undoubtedly the preferred desk reference for antique, vintage and modern firearms from around the world. Firearms enthusiasts gain access to more than 25,000 listings of firearms manufactured between 1838 and mid-2007 in this book. With informative market reports and tips on how to find collectable firearms in the front, and an extensive reference section in the back, readers will also discover the bulk of this mammoth guide involves 7,500+ detailed photos and listings with realistic condition grade data, completely updated collector values, "sleepers" which identify models poised for a leap in value, plus "value tracker" tables with actual, real-life auction results for specific model of guns.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dan Shideler is a collectible firearms columnist and contributing editor to Gun Digest: The Magazine and Military Trader magazines. He?s edited several editions of Modern Gun Values and both editions of The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1504 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 18 edition (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896896080
• ISBN-13: 978-0896896086
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #954,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Active in the vintage firearm trade, Dan Shidler is a veteran gun collector and broker and a featured columnist for Gun Liast Magazine. He is also the editor of Gun Digest Book[registered] of Semi-Auto Pistols.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars usefull but not the best, April 11, 2008

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Zed Child (Smithville, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2008 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide (Paperback)

SCF is a very useful reference book. One thing really going for is the great pix of thousands of different weapons (not all photo's are correct though). However the values are outdated and have not been changed for at least 2 years and I think even more. The industry standard is The Blue Book of Gun Values by S.P. Fjestad; but Blue Book does not have photo's. If you are interested in firearms I recommend that you get Standard Catalog of Firearms once every 5 years and Fjestad's Blue Book every year. The 2 work well together.

Zed Child

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 2008 guide, May 4, 2008

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chipper455 - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2008 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide (Paperback)

I have the 2000 and 2002 editions of this guide and was very impressed, but the the 2008 is a disappointment. The picture quality is very poor and the newspaper type paper and print are very displeasing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellant book for pricing of firearms, February 20, 2009

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Bruce L. Borgesen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2009 Standard Catalog Of Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide (Paperback)

I am not sure whether or not I not being a dealer should write this review but for what I wanted it was great. I have quite a few weapons and was interested in the values. The book is well done, easy to use and the pictures are also very good and a help. I have checked some of the prices via the net and found the pricing was right on.