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 The combination of historical reference, vastness of scope, and authoritative pricing make this the ultimate antique American arms value guide.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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #275887 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 669 pages

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.

Customer Reviews

Flayderman's Guide RULES!
I have an old Flayderman's from the 1980s that has been a great source of information over the years on antique firearms. The sheer amount of information gathered in it is incredible and the latest edition is, believe it or not, even better! More information on many of the firearms and more entries makes this edition the best yet. Flayderman's in an invaluable resource for those interested in antique firearms and I highly recommend it!

Best Reference
Ever since the first edition, Norm's book has been the standard reference for antique American firearms. No other reference comes close to the breadth of content. Unless someone takes over, this is likely to be the last edition as Norm is getting up there in years.

The index is still difficult to use as it has been since the first edition. It can be frustrating to locate information on a specific, less common, firearm. The prices listed for most items tend to be several years out of date.

It is about time this book came out, very good
I have ll the previous books, I have been waiting for this to come out. A must have for anyone who collects antique gun's.