Beeman First ever .20 cal springer: "among some the most desirable collectors’ items of adult airguns" (Dr. R. Beeman)

[kingfisher61]

Congratulations on your find. Excellent condition and exciting experience.

I recently acquired two prototype .20 caliber rifles from Dr. Beemans museum collection. One is an R1 and the other an RX. Both are pristine and only have been test fired at Beeman. They sport the gold tags, and tags stating they are from the museum. Anyone want to give a value to those??

 

[boscoebrea]

Value,a word I use for something that I would not sell.

 

[Toxylon]

D45's are generally known to have been made also in .20 cal. Whether the Beeman run is the only one, I don't know. But, having made 'em for Beeman, M&G could've easily done a bunch of Diana 45 .20 cals, on almost inertia alone.

I would certainly buy a .20 cal D45 - it is a desirable gun with great history behind it, and the .20 cal adds value. But not for 400 - 500 USD, since I don't pay that kind of money for any gun.