Here are some of my rarest FACTORY PRODUCED PISTON rifles NO CUSTOM MADE, NO PCP's! All have a total production of 100 specimens or less. Some much, much less.
Right on the border of the 100 number is the Theoben Dual Magnum. Reported as “approximately 104” produced. I believe this may be the actual combined number for both Theoben & Beeman marked Dual Magnums. This may not be correct but being so close to 100 and the word “approximate” used in the Blue Book description I included it.
No information about the Beeman marked Dual Magnums in the Blue Book nor anywhere else that I can find so I apply most of the same rationale as above. Overall, I feel there may be even fewer Beeman marked examples, but I cannot prove this.
Beeman FWB 124D with Jnc marking- at one point the Blue Book had these listed as "less than 25" but this seems to have been disproven and removed. It does seem that less than 100 should be plausible.
Beeman RX 1 20 Year Anniversary edition- As few as 25 specimens were produced.
Beeman R1 20 Year Anniversary edition- Blue Books states 50 were produced.
Beeman P1 20 year commemorative .20, just 50 were produced. This one is from the R Beeman collection
RWS RA-800- Very hard to find good information on this one but production seems to be 25 to perhaps 40 from what I could find (.22)
RWS RA-800- .177 (same info as above)
Beeman HW55 Tyrolean- just 25 produced, this one has a heavy factory barrel sleeve.
Beeman R1 Tyrolean- less than 25 produced. (.177) with model 68R Blue Ribbon scope (4-12x40)
Beeman R1 Tyrolean- less than 25 produced. (.20) with model 68R Blue Ribbon scope (4-12x40)
Beeman HW97 Tyrolean- Blue Book states these were never produced but here is mine. I had a conversation some years ago with David Slade, he said he personally saw a handful of these come into the Beeman shop. He then reiterated “a handful”! 25 or less seems to be a very reasonable estimate.
Beeman HW35 TH- According to R Beeman only a handful of HW35’s were ever produced with a factory thumbhole stock. This seems to be another candidate for 25 or less.
Beeman FWB 127 with Jnc marking- These seems to be exceedingly rare. A Beeman article mentioned that the 127’s production is about 5% of that of the 124’s. Less than 25 produced seems to be a very safe estimate on this one as well. I personally have only seen or heard of 1 or 2 others.
Air Arms Pro Elite- Total production of all PE’s (.22 & .177) was just over 1400, less than 530 were .177 Total production of all walnut stocks was just 57. An estimate of .177’s with walnut stock could be ~20 or less.
Beeman HW35 RDB 1 chrome- “Less than 20 factory chrome plated versions of any HW/Beeman guns exist. The very rarest versions are the ones that are factory stamped with Robert Beeman’s initials”. I believe a good estimate on this one might be +-5 specimens?
Beeman Classic Magnum .20
Beeman RX1 with Luxury stock (really not positive about this one TBH but production seems to be quite low)
Right on the border of the 100 number is the Theoben Dual Magnum. Reported as “approximately 104” produced. I believe this may be the actual combined number for both Theoben & Beeman marked Dual Magnums. This may not be correct but being so close to 100 and the word “approximate” used in the Blue Book description I included it.
No information about the Beeman marked Dual Magnums in the Blue Book nor anywhere else that I can find so I apply most of the same rationale as above. Overall, I feel there may be even fewer Beeman marked examples, but I cannot prove this.
Beeman FWB 124D with Jnc marking- at one point the Blue Book had these listed as "less than 25" but this seems to have been disproven and removed. It does seem that less than 100 should be plausible.
Beeman RX 1 20 Year Anniversary edition- As few as 25 specimens were produced.
Beeman R1 20 Year Anniversary edition- Blue Books states 50 were produced.
Beeman P1 20 year commemorative .20, just 50 were produced. This one is from the R Beeman collection
RWS RA-800- Very hard to find good information on this one but production seems to be 25 to perhaps 40 from what I could find (.22)
RWS RA-800- .177 (same info as above)
Beeman HW55 Tyrolean- just 25 produced, this one has a heavy factory barrel sleeve.
Beeman R1 Tyrolean- less than 25 produced. (.177) with model 68R Blue Ribbon scope (4-12x40)
Beeman R1 Tyrolean- less than 25 produced. (.20) with model 68R Blue Ribbon scope (4-12x40)
Beeman HW97 Tyrolean- Blue Book states these were never produced but here is mine. I had a conversation some years ago with David Slade, he said he personally saw a handful of these come into the Beeman shop. He then reiterated “a handful”! 25 or less seems to be a very reasonable estimate.
Beeman HW35 TH- According to R Beeman only a handful of HW35’s were ever produced with a factory thumbhole stock. This seems to be another candidate for 25 or less.
Beeman FWB 127 with Jnc marking- These seems to be exceedingly rare. A Beeman article mentioned that the 127’s production is about 5% of that of the 124’s. Less than 25 produced seems to be a very safe estimate on this one as well. I personally have only seen or heard of 1 or 2 others.
Air Arms Pro Elite- Total production of all PE’s (.22 & .177) was just over 1400, less than 530 were .177 Total production of all walnut stocks was just 57. An estimate of .177’s with walnut stock could be ~20 or less.
Beeman HW35 RDB 1 chrome- “Less than 20 factory chrome plated versions of any HW/Beeman guns exist. The very rarest versions are the ones that are factory stamped with Robert Beeman’s initials”. I believe a good estimate on this one might be +-5 specimens?
Beeman Classic Magnum .20
Beeman RX1 with Luxury stock (really not positive about this one TBH but production seems to be quite low)
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