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Gun Traders Guide is the original reference guide for gun values. For more than half a century, this book has been the standard reference for collectors, curators, dealers, shooters, and gun enthusiasts. Now in a completely updated edition, it remains the definitive source for making informed decisions on used firearms purchases. Included are extensive listings for handguns, shotguns, and rifles from some of the most popular manufacturers, including Beretta, Browning, Colt, Remington, Winchester, and many more.

This thirty-fourth edition includes a complete index and a guide on how to properly and effectively use this book in order to find the market value for your collectible modern firearm. With new color photos from gun dealers and shows, as well as introductory materials that every gun collector and potential buyer should read, this book is the ultimate guide to purchasing firearms. No matter what kind of modern collectible firearm you own or collect, the Gun Traders Guide should remain close at hand.

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GUN Thirty-Fourth Edition TRADERS
GUIDE

A Comprehensive, Fully-Illustrated Guide to Modern Firearms with Current Market Values
Edited by Stephen D. Carpenteri
Gun Traders Guide A Comprehensive Fully-Illustrated Guide to Modern Firearms with Current Market Values - image 1 Skyhorse Publishing
Contents
Copyright 2012 by Stephen D. Carpenteri All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Skyhorse Publishing books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes.

Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or info@skyhorsepublishing.com. Skyhorse and Skyhorse Publishing are registered trademarks of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. ISBN: 978-1-61608-843-9 Printed in Canada

Introduction
This thirty-fourth edition of Skyhorse Publishing's Gun Traders Guide is designed to provide the professional and amateur firearms enthusiast with more specifications and photographs of collectible firearms than ever before.

In the past fifty years, the Gun Traders Guide has grown to over six hundred pages and now lists more than six thousand standard firearms and their variations. The first edition of the Gun Traders Guide contained some 1,360 listings accompanied by 100 illustrations. Now, after more than thirty editions later, the book has evolved into one of the most comprehensive catalogs targeting the most common smokeless-powder rifles, shotguns, and handguns of the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Over two million gun buffs have made the Gun Traders Guide their primary reference for identification and comparison of sporting, military, and law enforcement firearms, including rare and unusual collectibles and commemoratives. The current edition of the Gun Traders Guide has been expanded to include more listings than ever before, with nearly 2,750 photographs. Not every gun ever made can be listed in any catalog of this type, but we have made every effort to include the makers and models that are most popular with American owners and collectors today.

The format of the Gun Traders Guide is simple and straightforward, listing thousands of firearms manufactured since the late 1800s in the United States and abroad. Most entries include complete specifications, including: model number and name; caliber or gauge; barrel length; overall length; weight; distinguishing features; variations; the dates of manufacture (when they can be accurately determined); and dates of discontinuation. Many illustrative photos accompany the text to help the reader with identifications and comparisons. Also, first and last entries are listed at the top of the page for additional ease in finding a particular manufacturer. The Gun Traders Guide is revised annually to ensure that its wealth of information is both current and detailed. The principal features that contribute to the unique nature of this firearms reference guide include the extensive pictorial format and accompanying comprehensive specifications.

It provides a convenient procedure for identifying vintage firearms while simultaneously determining and verifying their current value.

SIMPLIFIED STRUCTURE
Production data for each gun includes: Specifications Variations of different models Dates of manufacture and/or discontinuation Current values The catalog is also set up to provide ease of use, including: Tabbed sections for user friendly reference Complete index of all firearms Values shown are based on national averages obtained by conferring with knowledgeable gun dealers, traders, collectors, and auctioneers around the country, and not by applying an arbitrary mathematical formula that could produce unrealistic figures. The values listed herein accurately reflect the nationwide average at the time of publication and are updated annually. In some rare cases, such as the Winchester Model 1873 One of One Thousand rifle or the Parker AA1 Special shotgun in 28 gauge, where very little trading takes place, active gun collectors were consulted to obtain current market values.
ORGANIZATION OF LISTINGS
In the early editions of Gun Traders Guide, firearms were frequently organized chronologically by date of production within manufacturers listings because many gun-making companies used the date that a particular model was introduced as the model number. S. S.

Model 1911 semiautomatic pistol was introduced in 1911, the French Model 1936 military rifle was introduced in 1936, and the Remington Model 32 shotgun debuted in 1932. However, during the first quarter of the twentieth century, gun makers began assigning names and numbers that did not relate to the year the gun was introduced. As these recent models and their variations multiplied through the years, it became increasingly difficult to track them by date, especially for the less-experienced collector. Additionally, some Winchester and Remington firearms have been grouped differently in this edition. For example, The Winchester Model 1894, in its many variations, was produced beginning in 1894 and later manufactured as the Model 94 by U. S.

Repeating Arms Co. (Collectors note: this Model 1894 lever-action rifle, the famed Model 70 Winchester, and the Model 1300 pump shotgun, all Winchester standards, were discontinued in 2006.) In general, Winchester used the year of introduction to name its firearms; that is, Model 1890, 1892, 1894, 1895, and so forth. Shortly after World War I, Winchester dropped the first two digits and listed the models as 90, 92, 94, 95, and so on. Later, guns were given model numbers that had no relation to the date of manufacture. Marlin and several other manufacturers used a similar approach in handling model designations. As a result, Winchester rifles are grouped alphanumerically in two different groups: early Winchesters manufactured before 1920 under the four-digit model-date designations and guns manufactured after 1920 with their revised model format designations.

If any difficulty is encountered in locating a particular model, the models and their variations are cross-referenced in the index. In past years, some readers reported difficulty in finding certain Remington rifles. In this edition, Remington rifles have been grouped according to action type (i.e., single-shot rifles, slide actions, autoloaders, etc.). Our surveys revealed this to be the easiest way to locate a specific firearm. The index may also be used if difficulty is encountered in finding a particular model. In researching data for this edition, some manufacturers records were unavailable and some information was unobtainable.

For example, many early firearms production records were destroyed in a fire that ravaged the Winchester plant. Likewise, some manufacturers records have been lost or were simply not maintained accurately. These circumstances resulted in some minor deviations in the presentation format of certain model listings. For example, production dates may not be listed when manufacturing records are unclear or unavailable. As an alternative, approximate dates of manufacture may be listed to reflect the availability of guns from a manufacturer or distributor. These figures may represent disposition dates indicating when that particular model was shipped to a distributor or importer.

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