Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values (Paperback)

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Product Description

Truly the best reference and price guide available for antique American arms. The combination of historical reference, vastness of scope, and authoritative pricing make this the ultimate antique American arms value guide.

The world's best-known antique arms dealer and authority expands and updates prices and adds more historic information in this new eighth edition. Identify and price more than 4,000 antique American firearms manufactured between 1850 and 1900, using two grades of condition. A detailed history of firearms adds to the reader's knowledge of how a specific gun is priced.

Prices have been fully reviewed to reflect current market values. A quick reference section includes a detailed index to guide collectors to specifications, values, and historical data on specific arms.

-Best reference and price guide for American antique arms
-Fully updated to reflect current market values on 4,000 guns
-Expanded historical information on individual firearms
-More than 1,700 large scale photos aid in identification

About the Author

In the collectible firearms hobby, Norm Flayderman is synonymous with antique firearms. Flayderman has been active in buying, selling and trading antique arms for more than 50 years and has become widely recognized throughout the world as one of the top experts in the hobby. His previous editions of Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values have been favorably reviewed in The New York Times, The American Rifleman and The Gun Report. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 669 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 8 edition (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873493133
• ISBN-13: 978-0873493130
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #622,238 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Flayderman is Out of Date, May 8, 2005

By	Charlene G. Shewmake "1836Texas" (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Randy Kalmeta (Lake Oswego, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	"armatech" (Brea, CA) - See all my reviews

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