Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms... and Their Values [Paperback]

Norm Flayderman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998 | Series: Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values

Over 3600 antique American firearms are described in this book. This revised edition reflects market changes both in the significance attached to certain items and their escalating value. It also gives hints for collectors.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 654 pages
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc; 7 edition (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087349198X
• ISBN-13: 978-0873491983
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Flayderman is Out of Date, May 8, 2005

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Charlene G. Shewmake "1836Texas" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values (Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms & Their Values) (Paperback)

Flayderman's has not revised gun values since 2001. They put a date on the reverse of the fly page of 2004, but it just a re-print of the one compiled in 2000 and printed in 2001. I hope others are not fooled like I was thinking they are getting an updated book. I feel I wasted my money. Gun values have changed too much in the last few years, and I find this book worthless.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable for Gun Collectors, March 16, 2002

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Randy Kalmeta (Lake Oswego, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values (Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms & Their Values) (Paperback)

As a collector of Civil War carbines, this is the most important book I own for my hobby. There is wonderful background information for novice and professional alike. The number and quality of entries is phenomenal. The information about each gun includes a bit of history, model descriptions, number manufactured, markings, variations; everything that is essential to the collector. Just a couple of nits -- the values quoted are usually low, and some variants of guns have a "scarce, worth premium" note. It would help to know what that premium is, even an approximation. All things considered, this book is a must have for every gun collector.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, May 4, 2000

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"armatech" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms... and Their Values (Paperback)

This book is indispensible for collectors and sellers. The text provides excellent information not found in other publications that cover such a wide variety of items. The only consistent deficiency I found is its pricing. Pricing does not match with publications printed annually that are dedicated more to current firearms value than the value of information provided by Flayderman's. As with anything, no one is always right or wrong. I recommend this book based on the historical research done by Mr. Flayderman.