“Tag: S.P. Fjestad”

Approximately 80,000 Model 12 trench guns were manufactured between 1941 and 1944, and later production featured a Parkerized metal finish. Careful inspection will reveal four rows of holes in the handguard for barrel heat venting, changed from six during 1917.

Looking back at the thousands of earlier sporterized conversions provides the answer as to why original ’03s in superior condition have become so expensive—there simply aren’t that many good ones left.

Even though almost 850,000 Model 1890 rifles in various .22 rimfire calibers were manufactured between 1890 and 1932 (retail was $16 until 1917), only a handful remain in this type of superior original condition.

The 41st Edition Blue Book of Gun Values provides up-to-date information on thousands of guns, as well as a special memorial tribute to S.P. Fjestad.

A recent discovery brings to light a pair of Remington New Model Army revolvers that had been presented to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. With engraving and carved ivory stocks by L.D. Nimschke, the remarkable guns were a “thank you” for a wartime cotton-smuggling scheme.

This finest known cased Colt Walker hammered for $1.6 million after seven and a half minutes of bidding.

With 1.6 million copies in circulation worldwide, the Blue Book of Gun Values by S.P. Fjestad—one of the most relied-upon resources in the firearm industry—is about to release its 36th edition.