Red Ryder BB Gun

Question
We are loooking to sell my dad's old Red Ryder BB gun. He dates it to circa 1940. How would we determine the value? What is the best way to find an interested buyer?

Answer
Hi CJ.

You can start by looking up the gun in the blue book. Here are the links to see the info and purchase the blue book data online or in traditional book or CD-ROM format:

https://store.bluebookinc.com/InstantAccess/Manufacturer.aspx?product=4

https://store.bluebookinc.com/InstantAccess/Category.aspx?product=4&id=70

To see what other similar guns have sold for or to sell your own online, try the following site which is dedicated to vintage bb gun auctions and related items:

http://www.bbairguns.com/cgi-bin/main.pl

And if all else fails you can find quite a bit from a general search link such as the following:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=antique+%22red+ryder%22

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Bob